We ran the Touch the Grass mint through our Whitelist Intelligence.
199 of 200 wallets flagged. Two bot clusters. One operator.
Here's what we found, and how it works ๐งต๐
The @Benlio copying @stephanvasement situation, with @AdamWeitsman praising the work, is a perfect summary of how this space operates. And now there are five apparent matches with earlier, uncredited sources.
We reward people with the right network, timing, and community connections, not the ones who actually create. The original artist speaks up, the copier puts out a textbook apology after getting caught, offers the proceeds, and everyone moves on. Meanwhile artists whoโve been grinding for years stay invisible.
And this isnโt a one-off. Itโs the model.
Thanks to @Shills_81 for the capture
@mandolinaes@Benlio@stephanvasement@AdamWeitsman Worst case scenario larp account gets closed, dissapears, people forget like nothing ever happened, larp reappears months later under a new handle and same narrative, steals artists work, extracts and says Iโm sorry again when caughtโฆ.
@Pixeldreams_art@Benlio โDigital artistโ he dares to say, absolute larp making AI slop, stealing artists work and disguising as digital artist, fucking loser
@Benlio@stephanvasement similarities rly? why steal the work, replace the character with skeleton, and mint it as your own OE, fren? i donโt get it at all. it is onchain now.
These awesome meegs pooled their ETH to gift @0xQuit a superhero Nakamigo as a thank you for helping save hundreds of Cloaks and Nakamigos from being drained. A community favorite trait with only a handful listed.
I reached out to @TheavgHomeless about creating a piece to celebrate everyone who contributed. He volunteered to make it free of charge.
The Nakamigos community is full of kind individuals who are still here and never quit.
@saintsonso I agree! People seem to blindly start protecting someone just because, as if this space wasn't about completely the opposite. And then they get rugged and say it's just part of the game.
A pinch of critical thinking and skepticism until proven wrong is never a bad thing