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NFT tokens came into existence on May 3, 2014, when Kevin McCoy minted the first-known pixelated octagon called “Quantum” NFTs became mainstream only in 2021, generating over $23 billion in trading volume. Todd Kramer had his valuable NFT collection worth about $2.2 million stolen from his hot wallet on OpenSea — one of the popular NFT marketplaces. Kramer then pleaded to OpenSea, which responded by freezing the stolen assets.