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Hackers steal NFTs worth millions. In other news, NFTs worth millions. (www.theblock.co)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The way I read the article, the "worth millions" is the sum of the ransom demand.

The funny part is that the exploit is in the "smart" contract, ya know the thing that the blockchain keeps secure by forbidding any updates or patches.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (11 children)

You wouldn't download an NFT...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Then what would you do with it? Is it purely for clout? "Hey guys, look, I got an image of this monkey." Yes monkeys are amazing, but you don't even own the picture, so what's the point?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I mean low key it's supposed to be a receipt that can't be copied. The receipt being slapped onto an image is what most associated with NFTs but it's more just like a code that provides proof of purchase/ownership because you can trace the history on the block chain

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's a receipt with a link to an image. The image is entirely unrelated to the NFT outside of the link that's embedded into the NFT. It's kinda like how you can embed an image from one website onto another separate unrelated website

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