An article reviewing the "Bored Ape #9452" oolong incident: the authenticity of the transaction has been questioned?
Original Author: Amy Liu
Original Author: Amy Liu
Original source: Bitpush
Encryption artist John Knopf tweeted that he minted the NFT work Bored Ape #9452 at 0.08 ETH on May 1, 2021, and sold it today for 347 ETH (approximately $1.4 million).
Subsequently, some netizens questioned the authenticity of the transaction. A Twitter user attached a screenshot of Etherscan's transaction records, saying that John Knopf transferred 230 ETH to the wallet address where Bored Ape #9452 was purchased.
However, Bored Ape #9452 buyer Deepak Thapliyal came forward and stated that this is his first BAYC purchase, and explained an "oolong" that happened during the purchase process.
Deepak Thapliyal said on Twitter that NBA star Stephen Curry purchased the NFT work of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) at a price of 55 ETH (approximately $180,000), and has changed his Twitter avatar to this work. Since then, he has developed a keen interest in BAYC NFT.
He wrote, "After seeing the features they had, I knew I wanted retinopathy, robot skin, and of course a moon suit."
Bored Ape #9452 caught his attention, and Thapliyal claims to have initially put 655 ETH into his wallet to buy it at full price, but sent the ETH by mistake.
He tweeted, "When I was about to bid, I was looking at its address on Etherscan on my mobile wallet. Opensea mobile doesn't have an Etherscan external button, so I had to copy the address and paste it in You can see it there."
After completing the initial bid, he transferred 230 ETH to another mobile wallet, however pasting the seller's address.
Thapliya quickly realized this and tried to send the seller a transaction with a data field message asking for the money back.
He found John Knopf's Twitter account, explained the incident, and told him how much he wanted the work. John quickly responded that he had no intention of keeping the money and would send it back.
He ended his tweet by writing, “One day when I showed my kids this Ape avatar, I wanted to tell them the funny story behind it. Thanks to John for being a man of integrity who refunded the ETH I sent by mistake, They also gave me a certain discount on the price.”
