02-10-2022, 08:27 AM
Melania Trump's NFT was sold for $170,000 to....herself.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>The address (aka address #1) that minted the NFT sent 473,657.64 USDC to an intermediary address (#2). The intermediary address swaps some of that USDC for 1,816.08 SOL. Then Address #2 sends 1800 SOL to a 3rd address.</p> <p>The third address makes a bid and wins the NFT for 1800 SOL. That 1800 SOL goes to address #1 (the one that minted the NFT). Then address #1 sends the 1800 to the intermediary Address #2. The intermediary address swaps the 1800 SOL to USDC.</p> <p>Blockchains, amirite?</p> <p>Credit to user @zachxbt on twitter did the digging here.</p> <p>Here it is on the solana explorer: <a href="https://explorer.solana.com/address/JB21HTccXiiyZUYpdWxoy1nSu6zbMBVKBQz1if85d7ud">https://explorer.solana.com/address/JB21HTccXiiyZUYpdWxoy1nSu6zbMBVKBQz1if85d7ud</a></p> <p>Here is an article on it: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vpx8/analyzing-the-very-bizarre-sale-of-melania-trumps-dollar170000-nft">https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vpx8/analyzing-the-very-bizarre-sale-of-melania-trumps-dollar170000-nft</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/herereadthis"> /u/herereadthis </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sohojt/melania_trumps_nft_was_sold_for_170000_toherself/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sohojt/melania_trumps_nft_was_sold_for_170000_toherself/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>The address (aka address #1) that minted the NFT sent 473,657.64 USDC to an intermediary address (#2). The intermediary address swaps some of that USDC for 1,816.08 SOL. Then Address #2 sends 1800 SOL to a 3rd address.</p> <p>The third address makes a bid and wins the NFT for 1800 SOL. That 1800 SOL goes to address #1 (the one that minted the NFT). Then address #1 sends the 1800 to the intermediary Address #2. The intermediary address swaps the 1800 SOL to USDC.</p> <p>Blockchains, amirite?</p> <p>Credit to user @zachxbt on twitter did the digging here.</p> <p>Here it is on the solana explorer: <a href="https://explorer.solana.com/address/JB21HTccXiiyZUYpdWxoy1nSu6zbMBVKBQz1if85d7ud">https://explorer.solana.com/address/JB21HTccXiiyZUYpdWxoy1nSu6zbMBVKBQz1if85d7ud</a></p> <p>Here is an article on it: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vpx8/analyzing-the-very-bizarre-sale-of-melania-trumps-dollar170000-nft">https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vpx8/analyzing-the-very-bizarre-sale-of-melania-trumps-dollar170000-nft</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/herereadthis"> /u/herereadthis </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sohojt/melania_trumps_nft_was_sold_for_170000_toherself/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/sohojt/melania_trumps_nft_was_sold_for_170000_toherself/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R