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"NFT Platform Recur to Shut Down Despite $50M Raise and Big Name Backers"

2023-08-18 [vendor] Recur NFT platform
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Incident Details

In September 2021, the Recur NFT platform announced it had raised $50 million in a Series A funding round that saw the startup valued at $333 million.In December 2021, the company offered $300 “Recur Passes”, which promised holders early access to NFT drops and other perks. One of them resold for $88,888 in February 2022.Now, Recur has announced they will be closing up shop, and warned users to migrate their assets away from the platform in advance of a November shutdown. The company cited “unforeseen challenges and shifts in the business landscape”.As for the Recur Passes, they’re currently selling for somewhere between $7 and $11.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Protocol collapse / insolvency
Vendor / Product
Recur NFT platform

Timeline

  1. 2023-08-18 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-08-18 Publicly disclosed