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$1 million rock NFT sells for a penny in all ore nothing error
It’s a hard rock life for one crypto user. A clumsy keystroke and the actions of a sniper bot caused a million-dollar mistake on March 10. A rock valued at 444 Ether (ETH), or $1.2 million, sold for 444 Wei ($0.0012) to a bot as the seller, DinoDealer, confused WEI and ETH. In a tweet, the seller said “in one click my entire net worth of ~$1 million dollars, gone.” How’s your week? Mine? I just erroneously listed @etherrock #44 for 444 wei instead of 444 eth♂️ Bot sniped it in the same block and trying to flip for 234 eth In one click my entire net worth of ~$1 million dollars, gone Is there any hope? Am I GMI? Can snipers show mercy? pic.twitter.com/yq9Itb2Ukb — Rock dust (@dino_dealer) March 10, 2022 The “bot sniped” refers to bot sniper...
Here’s a clever options strategy for cautiously optimistic Bitcoin traders
Bitcoin (BTC) entered an upward channel in early January and despite the sideways trading near $40,000, order book analysts cited “significant buying pressure” and noted that the overall negative sentiment might be heading towards exhaustion. Bitcoin/USD price at FTX. Source: TradingView Independent analyst Johal Miles noted that BTC’s price formed a bullish hammer candlestick on its daily chart on Jan. 24 and Feb. 24, hinting that the longer-term downtrend is close to an end. However, the rally above $41,000 on Feb. 28 was unable to create strong demand from Asia-based traders, as depicted by the lack of a China-based peer-to-peer Tether (USDT) premium versus the the official U.S. dollar currency. Currently, there is positive news coming from the...
eBay Buys Sneaker Con Authentication Service To Make Sure Your Kicks Ain’t Bandooloo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: eBay / eBay Sneaker reselling is big business these days and eBay is looking to not only cash in on the movement, but is also spending a pretty penny to ensure that sellers and buyers get their money’s worth whenever making a transaction on the secondary market. According to The Verge, eBay just bout out Sneaker Con’s sneaker authentication service to give buyers some peace of mind whenever they put down big paper to copp hard to come by kicks that SNKRS and other footwear apps wouldn’t bless heads with. Last October eBay announced their new sneaker authentication system for any pair of sneakers purchased for more than $100. Collectors and hypebeasts rejoiced at the news as many a sneaker aficionado had at one point or another been jerked by sellers flipp...
eBay Announces New “Inside Drop” Sneaker Rewards For Sellers & Buyers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: eBay / eBay eBay is out here really blessing sneakerheads in ways that you’d expect from some of your favorite sneaker apps on your phone. Source: eBay / eBay Almost two years after deading the dreaded “Seller Fees” and a year after beginning their own sneaker authentication program to ensure bootlegs don’t get past them, eBay is now rewarding both sellers and buyers with a new “Inside Drop” release. The “Inside Drop” will be available to all ebayers across the board and will feature all kinds of grails that had you feeling blue when you got that notification that you had an “L” in your back pocket. How’s the drop going to work? Well, check the information provided by eBay below. Whether it’s their first or five-hundredth listing, eBay users can list a pa...
Customers of Microsoft Azure Cloud Warned of Potential Security Flaws
Image sourced from NS Energy. Microsoft has issued a warning to some of its Azure Cloud customers that a flaw discovered by a security research team could have allowed threat actors to access their data. According to Reuters, the tech mega-conglomerate said in a blog post, written by its security response team, that the flaw reported by researchers from Palo Alto Networks has been fixed, and that there had been no evidence that cybercriminals were able to access any Azure cloud data. The blog post continues to say that Microsoft has notified some of its customers to change their login credentials as a precaution. Researchers from the Palo Alto team discovered an exploit around a widely-used system in Azure called ‘containers’, which store programs for users. According to Palo Alto research...
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst Was Outbid for a Bootleg “Dad” Action Figure of Himself
Despite Limp Bizkit canceling the remainder of their summer tour, Fred Durst’s new “dad” look is taking the internet by storm. So much so, that someone created a Fred Durst “dad” action figure that garnered a losing eBay bid from the nu-metal singer himself. Durst first debuted his new look on Instagram, sporting a gray wig, horseshoe mustache, and an outfit that looks like it came straight off the racks of Sears. He then rocked the same look at Lollapalooza, and the band’s next couple of shows, until the tour came to a halt just a few gigs into the planned itinerary. On his Instagram Story, Durst shared an image of the crude looking action figure presented in an official-looking box, writing, “I lost the auction on this illegal toy. Things are good.” The image also showed that the “Nookie...
eBay Finally Begins Authentication System For Sneakers Sold On Their Site
Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand After years and years of eBay users getting jerked by bootleg sneakers and B-grade variants, eBay is finally getting with the times and beginning their own sneaker authentication system to ensure you pay ridiculous resale prices for official tissue. According to CNN, eBay is launching a much needed sneaker authentication service for kicks that sell over $100 as many a sneakerhead has at least once in their life been duped into paying top dollar for something you can get on the avenue for $50. Beginning October 25th the new program will begin to take place and won’t just offer protection to buyers, but sellers as well. Here’s how it works: After a sale is completed, qualifying sneakers sold on eBay will be shipped to the company’s third-party authenticati...
eBay & Sole Supremacy Launching ‘Vault Sale’ Featuring Ultra-Rare Sneaker Auctions
Source: eBay / eBay and Sole Supremacy Launch Vault Sale Rona or no Rona, sneakers are still getting copped. eBay and Sole Supremacy are allowing sneakerheads the opportunity to cop some hard to find kicks. eBay announced today (Jun.25) that it is teaming up with Sole Supremacy and will be launching a special “Vault Sale” that will feature 20 pairs of ultra-rare sneakers. Beginning Sunday, June 21 through Wednesday, July 1, “rare grails” like the Air Jordan 3/8 Kobe Pack, Nike Air MAG, Air Jordan 11 Snake Pink OVO, and more. Here is the complete list of grails you can bid on in the vault: Air Jordan 11 Snake Pink OVO ❘ size 13 Air Jordan 4 Marquette ❘ size 11 Air Jordan 3 Blue DJ Khaled ❘ size 10 Air Jordan 6 White Oregon ❘ size 7 Air Jordan 6 Black Oregon ❘ size 1...
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