{"id":1044068,"date":"2021-08-25T16:28:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T20:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/?p=79406"},"modified":"2021-08-25T16:28:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T20:28:54","slug":"why-budweiser-now-has-a-dick-pic-nft-in-its-ethereum-wallet","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/plato-data\/why-budweiser-now-has-a-dick-pic-nft-in-its-ethereum-wallet\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Budweiser Now Has a Dick Pic NFT in Its Ethereum Wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1016567-4521551.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-budweiser-now-has-a-dick-pic-nft-in-its-ethereum-wallet.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-ktzkjh-0 iAwkUK\">\n<h4 color=\"#333\" class=\"sc-1t633a1-4 fWxCFF\">In brief<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Budweiser bought some NFTs on Tuesday, but its Ethereum wallet now also holds penis-themed illustrations and other oddball collectibles.<\/li>\n<li>Most likely, NFT owners are sending their weird collectibles to the wallet, as we\u2019ve previously seen with wallets connected to Visa, Coca-Cola, and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Budweiser made a splash in the crypto market late Tuesday, as the Anheuser Busch-owned beer brand <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/79397\/from-visa-to-budweiser-big-brands-are-taking-nfts-seriously\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>purchased NFT collectibles<\/span><\/a><span>, including the beer.eth <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/ethereum-name-service-ens-explained-guide-learn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Ethereum Name Service<\/span><\/a> <span>domain. But a glance at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/0x01b9ae223e71b215209a0b6873ef63d7925862cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>Budweiser\u2019s Ethereum wallet<\/span><\/a><span> reveals some other surprising NFTs, which are either hilarious or unsettling depending on your perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For example, why is there <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e\/76034173209131758705102286807613887146170829131300803770155999816096996655105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>a cartoonish penis<\/span><\/a><span> from the PeePeeBoy <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/non-fungible-tokens-nfts-explained-guide-learn-blockchain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\">NFT<\/a><\/span> collection that\u2019s dressed up like Harry Potter? Why also is there a crudely scribbled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e\/109401924703151128816770393074848674709503346135830586907393293047069442834433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>\u201cMinimalistic cock\u201d drawing<\/span><\/a><span> from the Minimal Cocks NFT set? There\u2019s also a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/0x42069abfe407c60cf4ae4112bedead391dba1cdb\/258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>CryptoDickbutt NFT<\/span><\/a><span>, and others from varying collections that look like off-brand copycats of sets like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/78418\/pudgy-penguins-ethereum-nft-craze-takes-flight\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Pudgy Penguins<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/79125\/ethereum-rock-jpeg-sells-for-600k-as-nft-frenzy-continues\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Ether Rocks<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s no shame in collecting phallic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/non-fungible-tokens-nfts-explained-guide-learn-blockchain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>NFTs<\/span><\/a><span>, and if that is Budweiser\u2019s prerogative, then more power to \u2018em. Go nuts! There\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets?search[query]=penis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>tens of thousands of them<\/span><\/a><span> on the leading secondary marketplace, OpenSea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But that\u2019s probably not what happened here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Most likely, crypto enthusiasts have been sending their oddball NFTs to Budweiser\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/?post_type=post&amp;p=5702\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span class=\"sc-7ht76f-4 fcEdni\">wallet<\/span><\/a> after the address was ultimately revealed as part of Budweiser\u2019s Twitter maneuvers. An NFT acts like a deed of ownership to a digital item, including drawings of body parts and plenty more, so Budweiser now owns those images\u2026 even if it didn\u2019t seek them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/19326\/best-cryptocurrency-hardware-wallets\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\">Crypto wallets<\/a><\/span> are pseudonymous, relying on a string of letters and numbers to identify them rather than an easily-identifiable name or moniker. However, when a person or company reveals itself as the owner, that opens up the potential for abuse in the form of receiving unwanted assets, regardless of intent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whether you see it as antagonistic trolling or simply goofy fun, this certainly isn\u2019t the first instance of it happening to high-profile subjects entering the crypto world. In fact, when Visa announced its purchase of a pricey CryptoPunk NFT on Monday, the wallet soon contained potentially controversial collectibles alongside. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/0x98d7bc088fc1e7a2f9b3536fcfbca405f902467e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>That wallet<\/span><\/a><span> now has NFT images featuring penises, breasts, and piles of dog poop, along with a wide array of other collectibles\u2014and the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain for feetpic.eth.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-embed-container\" readability=\"10.16081871345\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"14.631578947368\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the wallet holding Visa&#8217;s cryptopunk also holds a Lord Kek rare pepe card, the OG minted on counterparty lol<\/p>\n<p>i can&#8217;t tell if this is Visa&#8217;s collection, in which case, BASED, or if this is Anchorage&#8217;s client NFT vault, in which case, bruhhhhh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EO7VrLHBC6\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">https:\/\/t.co\/EO7VrLHBC6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLyM6YeHDZ\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">pic.twitter.com\/fLyM6YeHDZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meltem Demir\u25cers (@Melt_Dem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Melt_Dem\/status\/1429772978053582849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">August 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Those are two of the highest-profile examples to date, but there are others. For example, <\/span><i><span>New York Times<\/span><\/i><span> tech columnist Kevin Roose <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinroose\/status\/1425917079656435712\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>recently implored readers<\/span><\/a><span> to \u201cplease stop sending me your tokens\u201d after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/12\/technology\/penguin-nft-club.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>writing about Pudgy Penguins<\/span><\/a><span>. And when billionaire investor Mark Cuban got into NFTs and crypto in a big way earlier this year, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rarible.com\/mcuban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>his wallet<\/span><\/a><span> was inundated with incoming NFTs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some of the same people are sending NFTs to multiple brand wallets, too. You\u2019ll see some of the same collections represented in both the wallets tied to the Visa and Budweiser NFT purchases, plus the creator of an NFT called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/matic\/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963\/73134133756581157253923328607477986330202434079498893685616188601414983876618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>\u201cA Gift for Budweiser\u201d<\/span><\/a><span> also sent similarly mocking NFTs to both Visa and Coca-Cola. On that note, Coca-Cola was also sent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e\/23348230384772618583203967569550348180397107170329283049564044405769819389972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>an NFT called \u201cMasturbate,\u201d<\/span><\/a><span> along with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/Coca-Cola?tab=activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>many other curious creations<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s another detail worth noting, too. While the beer.eth domain and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/assets\/0x6b00de202e3cd03c523ca05d8b47231dbdd9142b\/325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>\u201cLife of the Party\u201d NFT<\/span><\/a><span> from the Tom Sachs Rocket Factory collection are listed as sales on OpenSea, the other NFTs were transferred. In other words, they were sent to Budweiser\u2019s wallet, potentially without the brand\u2019s advance knowledge. All of those non-sale transfers happened after Budweiser changed its Twitter profile picture to the rocket NFT and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/budweiserusa\/status\/1430316343392354306\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>tweeted about it last night<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-embed-container\" readability=\"7.8985849056604\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.2924528301887\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFT folks: please stop sending me your tokens! I&#8217;m not going to write about them and I have to burn them or send them back, which costs gas and is generally annoying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevinroose\/status\/1425917079656435712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">August 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>What can you do if you receive an NFT in your wallet that you don\u2019t want to keep? As Roose tweeted, \u201cI have to burn them or send them back, which costs gas and is generally annoying.\u201d Those are the primary options: you can \u201cburn\u201d or destroy the NFT for good, or send it to another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/resources\/what-is-ethereum-quickly-explained-four-minute-guide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Ethereum<\/span><\/a><span> address, whether it\u2019s that of the original sender or elsewhere. In either case, you have to spend some ETH to pay the gas fee for a transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, when Mark Cuban <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/mark-cuban-issues-burn-notice-on-offensive-ens-domain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>unexpectedly received a vulgar ENS address<\/span><\/a><span> NFT, he had to burn the asset to remove the connection to his wallet address. Cuban has apparently taken the hassles in stride, however, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/59817\/mark-cuban-explains-his-obsession-with-nft-collecting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>telling <\/span><i><span>Decrypt<\/span><\/i><span> in March<\/span><\/a><span>: \u201cYeah, it&#8217;s not as private as people think. And that&#8217;s the whole point of the blockchain, right? That it&#8217;s 100% public because it&#8217;s all verifiable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.opensea.io\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4402034895635-How-do-I-hide-items-from-my-OpenSea-profile-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\" class=\"sc-18vyx5u-0 fldhJT\"><span>hide certain NFT assets from being shown<\/span><\/a><span> on your profile at OpenSea, the leading secondary marketplace and a popular way to view NFT collections\u2014but they\u2019ll still be in your wallet. Those digital dicks won\u2019t disappear so easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/79406\/budweiser-dick-pic-nft-ethereum-wallet\">Source: https:\/\/decrypt.co\/79406\/budweiser-dick-pic-nft-ethereum-wallet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1044070,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","type":"","auto_type":false,"post":"","stream":"","stream_url":"","waveform_data":[],"duration":0,"start":0,"end":0,"bpm":0,"downloadable":false,"download_url":"","purchase_title":"","purchase_url":"","post-count-all":0,"like_count":0,"download_count":0,"editor_note":"","copyright":"","captions":[],"sources":[]},"genre":[41],"station_tag":[3629,4262,3761,44204,4722,3822,3683,7238,3884,4265,6589,4849,3830,4058,5573,3891,3641,3723,14967,4934,3769,3835,18365,3645,3646,7137,3772,4177,4005,4383,4491,3732,43626,3650,4078,3953,4190,3699,3653,4597,3735,458,3657,3775,3658,3913,5080,4406,4407,4748,4208,9492,4101,3663,19503,4900,4427,3965,3966,4750,476,4802,4017,3918,4212,4682,4215,6991,3919,4788,5099,3976,3779,5126,39516,3930,3752,466,5518,4484,3934,3757,3875,4757,3878,3784,3717],"artist":[6025],"mood":[],"activity":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station\/1044068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/station"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1044070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=1044068"},{"taxonomy":"station_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station_tag?post=1044068"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=1044068"},{"taxonomy":"mood","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mood?post=1044068"},{"taxonomy":"activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platodata.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity?post=1044068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}