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‘Honeypot Bitch’: How Mad Lads Tricked Bots Into Spending $250K on Fake NFTs

Mad Lads, the talk of the NFT world, became the buzziest mint for any PFP project in months and topped the broader market this weekend. To battle the bots, the Mad Lads team tricked schemers into spending over $250,000 worth of SOL on a fake mint, which was then refunded, keeping more of the NFT drop supply for those who wanted to be part of the project.