Kevin Rose
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Kevin Rose is an American internet entrepreneur, venture investor, and co-founder of the PROOF Collective and Moonbirds NFT project. On January 25, 2023, Rose was the victim of a sophisticated spear-phishing attack in which he was socially engineered into signing a malicious transaction, resulting in the theft of approximately 40 NFTs valued at an estimated $1.09–$1.5 million USD from his personal krovault.eth wallet. Rose is categorized as a victim of crypto fraud, not a perpetrator; the incident is notable for illustrating signature-based approval risks in NFT marketplaces.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- FixedFloat→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
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- Kevin Rose→mentioned with→FixedFloat(60%)
- Kevin Rose→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Kevin Rose→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
Timeline(9 events)
2004
Kevin Rose co-founds Digg, a social news aggregator that reaches over 38 million monthly users at its peak.
Wikipedia2012
Rose joins Google Ventures as a General Partner, investing in companies including Ripple, Blue Bottle Coffee, Medium, and Nextdoor.
NFT Metria / Kevin Rose profileDecember 2021
Rose and Justin Mezzell co-found PROOF Holdings Inc., launching the PROOF Collective as an exclusive NFT membership community.
NFT NowApril 2022
Moonbirds NFT collection launches on Ethereum; generates approximately $280 million in primary and secondary sales within its first two days.
Kevin Rose PROOF Collective profile - NFT Metria4 August 2022
Rose announces that Moonbirds and Oddities NFT collections will transition to CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) licensing. Community backlash follows; floor price falls from ~18.35 ETH to ~11.7 ETH within two weeks.
Decrypt - CC0 Twist article25 January 2023
Rose publicly announces on Twitter that his krovault.eth personal wallet was compromised in a phishing attack. Approximately 40 NFTs, including 25 Chromie Squiggles and one Autoglyph, are stolen, with total estimated value of $1.09 million to $1.4 million USD.
CoinDesk27 January 2023
Axios publishes in-depth account of the attack mechanics based on Rose's public statements, describing the malicious airdrop, fake sign-in page, and Seaport signature exploit used by the attacker.
Axios16 February 2024
Yuga Labs announces acquisition of PROOF in an all-stock deal. Rose transitions to an advisory role at Yuga Labs.
Decrypt - Yuga Labs acquires MoonbirdsMay 2024
Yuga Labs revokes the CC0 license from Moonbirds and Oddities, restoring individual commercial rights to NFT holders.
NFT EveningDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 decisions). 11 of 13 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-5
generated: 5/30/2026, 1:00:15 PM
last updated: 8/29/2026, 1:35:09 AM
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