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Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked, MAYC #8662 stolen
Update: The stolen Mutant Ape Yacht Club #8662 apparently belonged to the Taiwanese pop superstar Jay Chou, which seems confirmed by himself via a post on Instagram. Chou lost NFTs in the phishing attack at a total value of $550,000, including the aforementioned MAYC, a Bored Ape Yacht Club ape that was gifted to him…
Mexican soccer club is selling a Bored Ape NFT to help the people of Ukraine
Necaxa, a Mexican professional soccer club in Liga MX, will be auctioning its Bored Ape NFT and donating 100% of the proceeds to organizations that support Ukrainian refugees. Apes for Ukraine Necaxa was one of the first major soccer teams to jump onto the NFT bandwagon, having created the first NFT tied to ownership interest…
Brave browser to give away Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT
The team behind Brave, the privacy- and crypto-friendly web browser, has been developing the browser’s wallet feature for quite some time. The Brave Wallet is now live on both desktop and mobile platforms. Brave Wallet is built into the browser itself and does not require installation of a browser plug-in, as do other wallets like…