While NBA legend Dwight Howard boasts a successful 20-year career on the court, his foray into the world of cryptocurrencies has been less glamorous. His attempt to launch an NFT collection "Ballers by Dwight Howard," faced accusations of being an alleged "rugpull" scheme from renowned blockchain investigator ZachXBT.
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How Could the Rug Be Pulled? Howard is a well-known professional basketball player, recognized for his career in the NBA, while ZachXBT is an online investigator known for uncovering scams and fraudulent activities within the cryptocurrency and NFT spaces. His investigations often involve tracking on-chain data to expose scams.
Howard's collection offered 3,000 profile picture NFTs on the Avalanche network, priced at 2 AVAX (CRYPTO: AVAX), around $60 at the time.
Despite Howard's announcement ...