How my Degen habits accidentally saved me after a Seed Phrase compromise π
Iβm a Crypto OG from 2020. NFT OG of 2021.
Which basically means Iβve survived multiple financial near death experiences lol
I had most of my portfolio in NFTs. No diversification. No strategy. Just vibes.
Certified DEGEN.
After nights of non stop trading, and by trading I mean emotional damage with charts, I decided to take a break.
One night off⦠after months. Huge!
Went out with the fam to another city for dessert. Of course I brought my laptop. π§
Because what if a life changing mint drops mid-cheesecake LOL You can't get caught lacking in this game π€ͺ
So Iβm sitting in this nice candle lit coffee shop, sipping my Karak Chai, pretending I have balance in life
Ping. βYour NFT has Sold!β Iβm like, nice i'm a passive income Queen! π
Then again Ping ping ping ping ping. Now itβs getting weird. I opened my phoneβ¦
WETH offers being accepted. On MULTIPLE NFTs.
My heart didnβt drop. It disconnected from the blockchain entirely!
Weβre talking THOUSANDS worth of NFTs π«
I shot up out my chair so fast the table almost rug pulled my chai.
At the same time Iβm trying to transfer everything on my phone to my Ledger
Hands shaking. Brain lagging. Fingers doing random side quests.
Somehow I get onto my laptop. And there it isβ¦ my NFTs leaving my wallet. One. By. One. Plot twistβ¦
This scammer? Kinda mid π€
Heβs slowly accepting WETH offers, while Iβm countering his moves.
As he accepts WETH, I drain it. As he looks at NFTs I move them lol
Heβs on Wallet 1 but my real bags are on Wallet 3. After the longest 10 minutes of my life I saved most of it.
He got away with low 4 figures. which in degen terms is basically a βlearning fee.β
But it couldβve been WAY worse. And the only reason it wasnβt?
Because my unhinged degen habit of carrying my laptop everywhere like itβs a life support machine.
Now hereβs the part that hurts. How did he get my seed phrase?
From a DELETED sticky note on my phone. Turns out βdeleteβ doesnβt mean delete.
It means βweβll just keep this here for your future downfall.β
So yeah I learnt my lesson there, where my degan habit saved my entire port. β
Arenβt we all DEGENS after all?
On March 24, my friends from
@degentokenbase drop 777 NFTs
They handed my community 2 WL spots
The official ritual is simple:
β’ follow both accounts
β’ comment your EVM wallet with Freeman NFT
Boring, but necessary
Quote this post and confess your most degen story
Not the polished one
The real one
Make me laugh