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December 29, 2021

Blatant copy of Solana's popular "Baby Ape Social Club" rakes in more than $50,000 before being taken down by OpenSea

A screenshot of an OpenSea profile called "Lil Baby Ape Social Club"Clone project on OpenSea (attribution)
A clone of Solana's popular "Baby Ape Social Club" project popped up on OpenSea, using the Polygon blockchain. The project enjoyed 14.3 ETH in trading volume (about $52,000) before OpenSea finally took them down.
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Theme tags: Hack or scam, Shady business
Blockchain tags: Blockchain: Polygon
Tech tags: NFT

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