{"id":470623,"date":"2021-09-01T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=470623"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:58:14","slug":"fake-banksy-nft-that-sold-for-100-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/fake-banksy-nft-that-sold-for-100-eth\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything We Know About The Fake Banksy NFT That Sold For 100 ETH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything about the fake Banksy NFT story fits together like puzzle pieces. And it\u2019s mysterious. And no one gets hurt. A feel-good story with a twist, if you will. First of all, the person who bought the fake Banksy NFT is known as Pranksy. That\u2019s right, Pranksy. What are the odds? And it just gets weirder from there.<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, Pranksy is a notorious NFT collector. Twitter gave him a blue checkmark. His prominence in the NFT community is what elevates this story. Was this person targeted? Pranksy bought the piece \u201cGreat Redistribution of the Climate Change Disaster\u201d knowing full well that there was risk involved. Even though Banksy\u2019s official site hosted a page linking to the auction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s quote <\/span>Gizmondo with the 411<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe forged piece of digital art popped up on Banksy\u2019s <\/span>official site<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday morning under the now-deleted URL \u201c<\/span>banksy.co.uk\/nft.html<\/span><\/a>.\u201d The only thing on the page was a JPEG of what was presumably Banksy\u2019s take on the $1 billion dollar CryptoPunk hype train, featuring the artist\u2019s usual kind of social commentary, this time about the awful carbon footprint that NFT artwork leaves behind.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To be fair, Banksy\u2019s \u201c<\/span>usual kind of social commentary<\/span><\/i>\u201d is usually much more poignant than what this piece offers. The fake Banksy NFT, \u201cGreat Redistribution of the Climate Change Disaster,\u201d is basically a CryptoPunks rip-off barking at the wrong cause. The NFT collector knew something felt off from the very beginning; \u201c<\/span>Is this… real?<\/span><\/i>\u201d was Pranksy\u2019s first reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Is this… real? https:\/\/t.co\/jzxlAYs99T<\/a>#Banksy<\/a> #NFT<\/a> on @opensea<\/a> commentating on potential climate damage of PoW blockchains? pic.twitter.com\/GG8FkGr2k7<\/a><\/p>\n
— Pranksy \ud83d\udce6 (@pranksy) August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n