A bug in a major marketplace's payment contract let someone drain NFTs across hundreds of wallets disguised as zero-price sales, and Yuga's own VP of Blockchain spent the night pulling 23,155 pieces back out of it — touching BAYC, Otherdeed and beyond. What followed was the real story: CryptoPunks holders pushed to thank him with a punk of his own, and Veefriends' founder gifted a Series 1 piece each to the rescuer and to a holder who'd lost everything. Away from the rescue, MadLads' own #1 piece sold for about $31,600 — the week's loudest single sale.
NFT30: A Marketplace Exploit, a Rescue, and the Thank-Yous
Yuga's engineer pulled 23,155 NFTs out of a payment-contract exploit — then Punks and Veefriends paid him back 👇
The Rescue That Became the Week's Story
A bug let someone drain NFTs as zero-price 'sales'; Yuga's VP of Blockchain pulled 23,155 back across wallets overnight.
Veefriends' Founder Pays the Rescuer Back
Gary gave a Series 1 piece to the engineer who spent the night on the rescue, and another to a holder who lost everything.
CryptoPunks Wants to Pay Him in a Punk
The rescuer works for the company that owns CryptoPunks, and the community spent the day working out how to thank him with one.
Azuki's Only MYTHIC Spirit Sells for 31x Floor
Rank #1392 carrying the MYTHIC-tier Spirit trait sold for 20 ETH — about $54,498, 31.4 times the floor, the week's richest sale.
MadLads' #1 Piece Sells for Nearly 27x Floor
The King Lad — rank #1, carrying the GRAIL-tier King trait — sold for 258.9 SOL, about $31,596, 26.7 times the floor.
Lil Pudgys Books Out Singapore for Token2049
The parent collection is taking over Singapore for the week of October 6-9 with a run of community events.
A 'Raijin Drums' Beanz Sells at 26x Floor
Rank #459 carrying the GRAIL-tier Raijin Drums with Lightning trait sold for 1 ETH — about $2,708, 26 times the floor.
The numbers
- NFT30 index: 50.21 (24h +0.13%) · 7d +0.66%
- Azuki #5589 sold for 20 ETH (~54498 USD) — 31.4× floor
- Mad Lads #8420 sold for 258.9 SOL (~31596 USD) — 26.7× floor
- Bean #540 sold for 1 ETH (~2708 USD) — 26.0× floor
- Nakamigos #7921 sold for 1.25 ETH (~3382 USD) — 14.5× floor
- Unrevealed #14095, Ed. 1 sold for 0.948 ETH (~2583 USD) — 14.1× floor