YouTuber baits MMA fighter into secretly shilling fake NFTs for $1K
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While the support from numerous A-list celebrities expedited the
Little Shapes NFT, a project launched in Nov. 2021, was a “social experiment” designed to shed light on large-scale NFT bot network scams on Twitter, according to pseudonymous founder Atto.
Thanks for participating everyone – Little Shapes was a social experiment by @BALLZNFT_
The exposé was real though. Here’s how a ring of influencers and founders drained $200,000,000+ out of the ecosystem over 274 projects: https://t.co/BKMSqPVwzw
(158 Pages) pic.twitter.com/gB5v21NCRo— Little Shapes NFT (BALLZ) (@LittleShapesNFT) February 1, 2023
“I needed a story that sells to make sure no one would ignore a story that hurts,” explained Atto when explaining his intent behind launching the NFT project.
Little Shapes was marketed as an upcoming avatar-style project with 4,444 NFTs that would allow owners to interact and change the artwork in real time.
