The Kidnapping of Ape #8398

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PJ Vogt

Society & Culture, Business, Technology

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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An art heist in the crypto world plunges us headfirst into another mystery — why did so many celebrities suddenly start selling us on NFTs last year? (This summer we’re publishing some of our favorite episodes from our previous series, Crypto Island.) Support the show over at searchengine.show! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this week's episode is an old-fashioned internet mystery, except with a bit of an unusual twist.
0:07.0	It was a story about tracking down something extremely valuable that was stolen online,
0:12.0	and it's also an attempt to understand why that thing, a digital image of a board ape, would be so valuable in the first place.
0:19.0	A story of a heist that is also asking,
0:22.0	Was the thing that was stolen itself a kind of thing? A story of a heist that is also asking,
0:22.8	Was the thing that was stolen itself a kind of scam?
0:26.5	I really love this story.
0:27.8	It ended up being a snapshot from atop the height of the NFT frenzy.
0:32.3	It also happens to include one of the funniest interviews
0:35.0	with an anonymous or sudonymous source
0:37.6	I've ever gotten to conduct.
0:39.2	I hope you enjoy it.
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