▲ 1252 ▼ Remember NFTs (lemmy.ml) submitted 8 months ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 8 months ago (5 children) Money laundering? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 18 points 8 months ago (4 children) Certainly my guess. No way he was actually dumb enough to pay over £600,000 just for an image someone could "steal" 1:1 just by copying and pasting. It was almost certainly a way to move money somewhere while retaining plausible deniability, just like with all the other scams projects he's been part of over the years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago No way he was actually dumb enough Let me stop you right there... permalink fedilink source parent [–] ceenote@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago ... Have you seen this guy talk? He's pretty fuckin dumb. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear 9 points 8 months ago I think it's the exact opposite - no money actually changed hands. They just sell worthless crap to each other to make it look valuable to suckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago I mean, this is the same guy who bought a pokemon card for 5 million... but he just turned an 11MM profit on that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 18 points 8 months ago (4 children) Certainly my guess. No way he was actually dumb enough to pay over £600,000 just for an image someone could "steal" 1:1 just by copying and pasting. It was almost certainly a way to move money somewhere while retaining plausible deniability, just like with all the other scams projects he's been part of over the years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago No way he was actually dumb enough Let me stop you right there... permalink fedilink source parent [–] ceenote@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago ... Have you seen this guy talk? He's pretty fuckin dumb. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear 9 points 8 months ago I think it's the exact opposite - no money actually changed hands. They just sell worthless crap to each other to make it look valuable to suckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago I mean, this is the same guy who bought a pokemon card for 5 million... but he just turned an 11MM profit on that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago No way he was actually dumb enough Let me stop you right there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago ... Have you seen this guy talk? He's pretty fuckin dumb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear 9 points 8 months ago I think it's the exact opposite - no money actually changed hands. They just sell worthless crap to each other to make it look valuable to suckers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sc00ter@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago I mean, this is the same guy who bought a pokemon card for 5 million... but he just turned an 11MM profit on that permalink fedilink source parent
