OpenSea announces new security features to protect users from NFT scams
The new feature will automatically hide suspicious NFT transfers from view on their marketplace. One of the most popular crypto startups, OpenSea, has recently come under fire for stolen and plagiarized nonfungible tokens (NFTs).In light of the growing number of NFT scams, OpenSea has announced the launch of a new feature that will automatically hide suspicious NFT transfers from view on their marketplace. This will help to protect users from being scammed and ensure that only legitimate transactions are visible.According to a blog post on June 13, the new feature will automatically....
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