DeltaPrime acknowledged the attack on Twitter, and announced that "the risk is contained". They also stated that they were "looking into other ways to reduce user losses to a minimum", including by pulling from the protocol's insurance pool.
$6 million taken from Delta Prime defi protocol
Flappy Bird creator disavows crypto spin-off
Nguyen famously removed the game from app stores shortly after it surged to popularity, stating that he felt guilty that people were becoming addicted to the game. This makes the game's reappearance — complete with loot boxes and other addictive features — feel somewhat dark.
On September 15, Nguyen returned from a seven-year Twitter hiatus to post: "No, I have no related with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don't support crypto."
Although Nguyen held the Flappy Bird trademark, he did not sell it to this group. Instead, they registered the trademark themselves after arguing he had abandoned it.
Eve Online developer angers fans with announcement that their new game will be blockchain-based
"There is still time. You can still roll it back and pretend it never happened. Please. None of us want this crypto slop, this desperate cash grab, this attempt at 'creating something great,' this game where buzzwords seem more important than gameplay," wrote one player on the game's subreddit.
A tweet announcing the game was celebrated by some crypto advocates, but attracted some critical responses from players. One wrote, "releasing a blockchain game a year after the weird hype about that technology died so now you got a shitty concept and don't even get a pay-off for it. let's see how this is going to turn out :)"
eToro settles with SEC for $1.5 million, shuts down most crypto trading
- “eToro Reaches Settlement with SEC and Will Cease Trading Activity in Nearly All Crypto Assets”, United States Securities and Exchange Commission [archive]