What happened
A week after the project launch, the anonymous developer is known as Evil Ape vanished along with the project’s official Twitter account and website.
Funds gathered on the NFT sale:
https://etherscan.io/address/0x233a65b0…da1642#internaltx
798.07 ETH was distributed between external wallets at:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x573da368…f803e9
https://etherscan.io/tx/0xa966f3a3…957be5
Case & protocol details
Classification
NFT
Protocol Type
Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract
EVA
Official Website
www.evolvedapes.com/
Protocol Twitter/X
@evolvedapesnft
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Report vice.com
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