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How Did Seth Green's Bored Ape Get Stolen?

Most famously known as Austin Powers Jr. and the voice of Chris Griffin in Family Guy, Seth Green has made a very prominent name in the NFT space as well. He was set to debut his Bored Ape #8398 as the main character in a series he produced called “White House Tavern.” But a few days before the debut, Fred Simian, Seth’s Bored Ape NFT, got kidnapped. In this podcast episode of the Ball and Blockchain, Nils and Justin talk about the story of how Seth Green’s Bored Ape NFT got stolen and what their thoughts are on this huge news in the NFT space. Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Bored Ape Yacht Club https://boredapeyachtclub.com/ [https://boredapeyachtclub.com/]   Ethereum https://ethereum.org/en/ [https://ethereum.org/en/]   Phishing Scam https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/identity-theft/phishing-scams [https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/identity-theft/phishing-scams]   Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin on Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) https://nftnow.com/guides/soulbound-tokens-sbts-meet-the-tokens-that-may-change-your-life/ [https://nftnow.com/guides/soulbound-tokens-sbts-meet-the-tokens-that-may-change-your-life/]   Articles on Seth Green’s Stolen NFT Seth Green Show Based on His NFT Paused After NFT Is Allegedly Stolen https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/seth-green-stolen-nft-1234729399/ [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/seth-green-stolen-nft-1234729399/] Seth Green's Bored Ape was stolen. Now he can't make his NFT show. https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20441/seth-greens-bored-ape-was-stolen-now-he-cant-make-his-nft-show [https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/20441/seth-greens-bored-ape-was-stolen-now-he-cant-make-his-nft-show] Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show]     Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nilssmithsolutions] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsSmithSocialMediaGuide] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/NilsSmith/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/NilsSmith] Website [https://www.nilssmith.com/]   Justin McKelvey Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theJustinMcKelvey/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justinmckelvey/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/justinmckelvey] Website [https://justinmckelvey.com/]

Why Did the Crypto Market Crash?

Winter is coming.   This definitely seems like the same horrific thing, whether or not you’re a Game of Thrones fan. In the crypto world, crypto winter is what happened just a few days back. The current crypto market crash news left every crypto investor devastated because it involved one of the most significant stablecoins apart from Bitcoin and Ethereum. The TerraUSD, powered by Terra Luna, crashed last May 9th, and everyone was left speechless.   Jump into this episode of the Ball and Blockchain podcast as Nils and Justin talk about the market crash, their thoughts about when it happened, and their next steps moving forward.   Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Terra Luna https://www.terra.money/ [https://www.terra.money/]   TerraUST https://www.coinbase.com/price/terrausd [https://www.coinbase.com/price/terrausd]   Presearch https://presearch.org/ [https://presearch.org/]   Relevant Articles on the Crypto Market Crash The crypto crash, explained https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/crypto-crash-2022-explained?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 [https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/crypto-crash-2022-explained?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1] Terra Luna crash: What are ‘stablecoins’ and how stable are they really? https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/25/terra-luna-crash-what-are-stablecoins-and-how-stable-are-they-really [https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/05/25/terra-luna-crash-what-are-stablecoins-and-how-stable-are-they-really] Luna Crypto Crash: How UST Broke and What's Next for Terra https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/luna-crypto-crash-how-ust-broke-and-whats-next-for-terra/ [https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/luna-crypto-crash-how-ust-broke-and-whats-next-for-terra/] The Real Reasons Behind the Crypto Crash, and What We Can Learn from Terra’s Fall https://time.com/6177567/terra-ust-crash-crypto/ [https://time.com/6177567/terra-ust-crash-crypto/] Socials: Nils Smith Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nilssmithsolutions] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsSmithSocialMediaGuide] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/NilsSmith/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/NilsSmith] Website [https://www.nilssmith.com/]   Justin McKelvey Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theJustinMcKelvey/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justinmckelvey/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/justinmckelvey] Website [https://justinmckelvey.com/]

How to Avoid Getting Scammed in Crypto

One of the reasons people are hesitant to jump into the crypto space is the possibility of scams. And that is what this podcast episode is all about. Here, Nils and Justin help you avoid getting yourself into being scammed by sharing a few of their firsthand experiences and, ultimately, what they have learned from them. This conversation is going to be very insightful, especially with the recent Bored Ape Yacht Club phishing scam on Instagram! Join in the conversation here in the Ball and Blockchain podcast!   Show Notes: Bored Ape Yacht Club: HACKED https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-hack-theft-art-simian-oblivion [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/26/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-hack-theft-art-simian-oblivion]   Watch Out For These 4 Bitcoin Scams https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-scams-fraud/ [https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-scams-fraud/]   Common Cryptocurrency Scams and How to Avoid Them https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cryptocurrency-scams [https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/cryptocurrency-scams]   Definition of Terms 2FA https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/ [https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/] APY https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/what-is-apy/ [https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/what-is-apy/] Doxxing/Doxxed https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-doxing [https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-doxing] Hardware Wallets https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801 [https://medium.com/radartech/hardware-wallets-explained-da8bd93ce801] KYC  https://bit.ly/38DwT2E [https://bit.ly/38DwT2E] Metamask https://metamask.io/ [https://metamask.io/] Phishing Scam https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams [https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams] https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing [https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing] Rug Pull https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/rug-pull [https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/rug-pull] VeeFriends https://veefriends.com/ [https://veefriends.com/] Whitelist https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/whitelist [https://academy.binance.com/en/glossary/whitelist] Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nilssmithsolutions] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsSmithSocialMediaGuide] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/NilsSmith/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/NilsSmith] Website [https://www.nilssmith.com/]   Justin McKelvey Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theJustinMcKelvey/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justinmckelvey/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/justinmckelvey] Website [https://justinmckelvey.com/]

NFTs Coming Soon on Instagram?

Guess who’s joining the NFT wagon? In a recent conversation with SXSW, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teases the new addition to the NFT space — INSTAGRAM. Join Nils and Justin in this Ball and Blockchain podcast as they talk about how they think Instagram is going to integrate NFTs in their interface. Is it going to be an NFT marketplace? Or is it going to be like Twitter, where you can put up an NFT profile picture? Hop in to this conversation and let us know what you think!   Show Notes: Instagram and NFTs https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/instagram-nfts/ [https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/15/instagram-nfts/]   Twitter Blue (NFTs in Twitter) https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/how-to-turn-your-nft-into-a-verified-profile-picture-on-twitter/ [https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/how-to-turn-your-nft-into-a-verified-profile-picture-on-twitter/]   How Facebook Marketplace Works https://www.facebook.com/help/1889067784738765 [https://www.facebook.com/help/1889067784738765]   NFT.NYC | The Leading Annual Non-Fungible Token Event https://www.nft.nyc/ [https://www.nft.nyc/] Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nilssmithsolutions] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsSmithSocialMediaGuide] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/NilsSmith/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/NilsSmith] Website [https://www.nilssmith.com/]   Justin McKelvey Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theJustinMcKelvey/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justinmckelvey/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/justinmckelvey] Website [https://justinmckelvey.com/]

Getting in on the Apecoin Buzz

Have you bought ApeCoin already? Tune in to this episode of the Ball and Blockchain as Nils Smith and Justin McKelvey talk about the recent buzz surrounding ApeCoin by the Bored Ape Yacht Club. They will also discuss where they see this token going in the future: whether it will be the next big thing or if it’s going to flop.. Well, who knows? So hop in this podcast episode to know more about the crypto world and join in on the conversation!   Show Notes: ApeCoin apecoin.com [https://apecoin.com/] Bored Ape Yacht Club boredapeyachtclub.com [https://boredapeyachtclub.com/] Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collections Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub [https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub] Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/mutant-ape-yacht-club [https://opensea.io/collection/mutant-ape-yacht-club] Kennel Club NFT https://opensea.io/collection/bored-ape-kennel-club [https://opensea.io/collection/bored-ape-kennel-club] CryptoPunks larvalabs.com/cryptopunks [https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks] Exchange Apps Voyager investvoyager.com [https://www.investvoyager.com/] Coinbase coinbase.com [https://www.coinbase.com/] Gemini gemini.com [https://www.gemini.com/] Crypto.com crypto.com [https://crypto.com/] CoinMarketCap coinmarketcap.com [https://coinmarketcap.com/] ERC-20 Token ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/standards/tokens/erc-20/ [https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/standards/tokens/erc-20/] DeFi ethereum.org/en/defi [https://ethereum.org/en/defi/]   Socials:   Nils Smith Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/nilssmithsolutions] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsSmithSocialMediaGuide] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/NilsSmith/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/NilsSmith] Website [https://www.nilssmith.com/]   Justin McKelvey Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theJustinMcKelvey/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justinmckelvey/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/justinmckelvey] Website [https://justinmckelvey.com/]