Allegations of running pump and dump schemes surface against former head of OpenSea Ventures
Allegations of running pump and dump schemes surface against former head of OpenSea VenturesAccording to NFT Ethics, Kevin Pawlak, the former head of OpenSea Ventures, is allegedly connected to 2021 $60 million AnubisDAO rug pull under the pseudonym 'Sisyphus.'
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