That scam exists because of all the deregulation. With proper regulation all the people pushing NFTs would have had to pay back all they stole.
this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2026
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Really?
Is this the guy who got his jaw busted, and now wants to fight a football player?
Is this the same guy who filmed the dead bodies in Aokigahara forest?
If it was easy to buy, I would pay $5 for this thing, so I could tell the three people in my life that would be amused by my owning it. That's the floor on the market, for this particular one - so it still has a long way to fall.
I'll make you one of these for $5.
Not Financially Tenable
Who owns it now? I suppose thé value change when its sold. Any wat to sée thé past grades?
Is that Lauren Chen, the Russian agent?
But the Metaverse!!!!
Wouldn't even pay for his jaw repairs these days
Big Philomena Cunk energy in that comment.
the Pauls so thier grift was dying "targeting children for views" so they pivoted to maga.
I bought for the first time a few NFTs this year. Basically that was the only way for me to buy FIFA WC26 tickets in the FIFA blockchain.
Humble brag.
But I wouldn't support the ~~football-loving~~ corrupt FIFA and the ~~United~~ Divided States with their fascist ~~president~~ dictator, no matter how much I like ~~soccer~~ football
Then he made it all back on a Pokemon card, right?
A fool and their money are soon parted.
Trends often look obvious in hindsight. What’s interesting is how every cycle teaches people something new about hype, risk, and timing.
But this looked obvious the moment it popped up. At no point did I ever think this was a good idea.
Like a lot of the art world, I'm pretty sure these were mainly used for money laundering.