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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"16e7e463-92f3-4c98-9433-0cba30367a40","kind":"publish","page_slug":"kevin-rose","published_at":"2026-05-30T13:00:19.249Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Kevin Rose","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"Background and Career","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Kevin Rose - Wikipedia","type":"other","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Who is Kevin Rose? 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The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/205606/moonbirds-creator-kevin-rose-hacked-at-least-1-million-in-nfts-stolen"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Proof Founder Kevin Rose Just Had Over $1M Worth of NFTs Stolen From His Wallet - Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/119981/proof-founder-kevin-rose-nfts-stolen-wallet"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Kevin Rose in Phishing Scam that Claims $1.1M in NFTs - DailyCoin","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailycoin.com/kevin-rose-in-phishing-scam-that-claims-1-1m-in-nfts/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Kevin Rose's Proof: From NFT Drop to Growing Web3 Biz, With a CC0 Twist - Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/108104/kevin-roses-proof-from-nft-drop-to-growing-web3-biz-with-a-cc0-twist"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Acquires Moonbirds NFT Startup Proof - Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/217906/yuga-labs-acquires-moonbirds-proof"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Moonbirds Rescind NFT Commercial Rights For CC0 - NFT Evening","type":"news_article","url":"https://nftevening.com/moonbirds-rescind-nft-commercial-rights-for-cc0-but-is-it-legal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"High-profile investor accidentally gives away NFT collection - Protos","type":"news_article","url":"https://protos.com/high-profile-investor-accidentally-gives-away-nft-collection/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"NFTs worth over $1m stolen from Moonbird co-founder Kevin Rose - CoinPaper","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinpaper.com/875/nf-ts-worth-over-1m-stolen-from-moonbird-co-founder-kevin-rose"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Moonbirds and CC0: Problems with NFT licensing and the public domain - TechnoLlama","type":"other","url":"https://www.technollama.co.uk/moonbirds-and-cc0-problems-with-nft-licensing-and-the-public-domain"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Yuga Labs Acquires PROOF & Moonbirds - NFT Now","type":"news_article","url":"https://nftnow.com/news/yuga-labs-acquires-proof/"}],"summary":"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.","timeline":[{"date":"2004-01-01","event":"Kevin Rose co-founds Digg, a social news aggregator that reaches over 38 million monthly users at its peak.","source":"Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rose"},{"date":"2012-01-01","event":"Rose joins Google Ventures as a General Partner, investing in companies including Ripple, Blue Bottle Coffee, Medium, and Nextdoor.","source":"NFT Metria / Kevin Rose profile","source_url":"https://nftmetria.com/nft-influencers/kevin-rose/"},{"date":"2021-12-01","event":"Rose and Justin Mezzell co-found PROOF Holdings Inc., launching the PROOF Collective as an exclusive NFT membership community.","source":"NFT Now","source_url":"https://nftnow.com/podcasts/how-kevin-roses-proof-became-a-250k-collector-club/"},{"date":"2022-04-01","event":"Moonbirds NFT collection launches on Ethereum; generates approximately $280 million in primary and secondary sales within its first two days.","source":"Kevin Rose PROOF Collective profile - NFT Metria","source_url":"https://nftmetria.com/nft-influencers/kevin-rose/"},{"date":"2022-08-04","event":"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.","source":"Decrypt - CC0 Twist article","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/108104/kevin-roses-proof-from-nft-drop-to-growing-web3-biz-with-a-cc0-twist"},{"date":"2023-01-25","event":"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.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/01/25/kevin-rose-says-nft-wallet-with-dozens-of-high-value-collectibles-hacked"},{"date":"2023-01-27","event":"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.","source":"Axios","source_url":"https://www.axios.com/2023/01/27/kevin-rose-nfts-cyber-crime-spear-phishing"},{"date":"2024-02-16","event":"Yuga Labs announces acquisition of PROOF in an all-stock deal. Rose transitions to an advisory role at Yuga Labs.","source":"Decrypt - Yuga Labs acquires Moonbirds","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/217906/yuga-labs-acquires-moonbirds-proof"},{"date":"2024-05-01","event":"Yuga Labs revokes the CC0 license from Moonbirds and Oddities, restoring individual commercial rights to NFT holders.","source":"NFT Evening","source_url":"https://nftevening.com/moonbirds-rescind-nft-commercial-rights-for-cc0-but-is-it-legal/"}]},"v":1}