Sleep Minting – A Guide to a Potential Threat for the NFT Market

Sleep minting happens when a scammer mints an NFT to a renowned creator's wallet with authorization to retrieve it. This gives the impression that creators legitimately minted an NFT to themself before sending it to a criminal. This guide will teach you how to protect yourself from sleep-minting scams. Moreover, we will mention what steps you can take to prevent the phenomenon from happening. What is Sleep Minting? Scammers utilize "sleep minting” to mint an NFT and deposit it immediately…