Cryptocurrency

"Melania Trump Pitches NFT Plans; ‘Cobalt Blue Eyes’ Captivate Crypto Twitter"

2021-12-16 [vendor] Melania Trump NFT announcement [chain] solana
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Blockchain(s) Solana

Incident Details

Lest it be mistaken for a grift, the press release was quick to say that Mrs. Trump had promised to donate a portion of the proceeds to children leaving foster care. The NFT platform is “powered by Parler”, a far-right social network. Trump intends to release multiple NFTs, and the first will have a starting price of 1 SOL (approximately $150). Solana Labs was quick to clarify that the “project is not part of any Solana-led initiative”.

Technical Details

Vendor / Product
Melania Trump NFT announcement

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-16 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-12-16 Publicly disclosed