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Logan Paul's $16.5 Million Record Pokémon Card Auction Ignites ‘Slop Tokenization’ NFT Debate
While Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to climb back above $70,000 and Ethereum (ETH) slipped below $2,000 again, cryptocurrency news was buzzing about WWE wrestler Logan Paul’s sale of a Pokémon collectible card for a record $16.5 million, which was once listed as a non-fungible token (NFT). One-half of the sibling celebrity duo, Logan Paul, once offered to sell fractionalized ownership of the rare Pikachu Pokémon card on the now-defunct Liquid Marketplace in 2022, prior to the website getting shut down. This drew ire from users online, calling out the YouTuber for running a scam – and it is not the first time. Delphi ... (full story)
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