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- 1 Anonymous account NFT Ethics tagged OpenSea that Kevin Pawlak is linked to 0xSisphus, the pseudonymous identity.
- 2 He was involved in many suspicious business dealings.
The former employee of NFT marketplace OpenSea has been accused of being involved in the infamous AnubisDAO rug pull in 2021. Kevin Pawlak left OpenSea in June 2023. He was linked with the unknown identity 0xSisphus and was also involved with many suspected business dealings.
NFT Ethics on October 6, has tagged OpenSea at X (formerly Twitter) that the Head of Ventures, Kevin Pawlak has been involved with suspicious business dealings with Anubis and pump and dump activities linked with the unknown account under his pseudonymous identity 0xSisyphus.
Besides the NFT Ethics claim of Pawlak being involved in dubious dealings, Lookonchain, the blockchain analytics platform also said that he played the main role in hyping the Anubis project just before the project transferred raised funds to the sequence of external accounts.
The social media allegations of Pawlak’s engagement with the AnubisDAO rug pull in 2021 and claims that he played an important role in promoting the AnubisDAO project, were responded to by one of OpenSea’s representatives.
The OpenSea representative clarified that they are unaware of Pawlak’s involvement and also highlighted that he has a limited scope while working there. He worked in a non-management position. The company’s spokesperson said that they have no information and connection with the Anubis as it took place before his time at OpenSea.
Anubis has raised 13, 556 Ether worth $6 million worth at that time from the crypto investors. However, the investors faced an instant loss due to the transfer of funds immediately to other accounts. ZachXBT who unmasks the hacks and scams of the crypto community said that this is one of the most mis-curved things to read. They have made speculations by correlating many events without the facts.
ZachZBT wrote “Is Sisyphus at fault for gross negligence for lying about the Anubis team multisig? Absolutely 100 percent, probably a civil case possible for victims.” The company said that they also noted that ignorance in this case is very different from stealing money from one’s project. The only team member speaking with the Department of Homeland Security was Sisyphus.
ZachXBT asked “You think they did not look at him first and monitor his activity? He also described that for the AnubisDAO scandal, the two pseudonymous actors responsible were “Beerus” and “Ersan”.
Summary
NFT Ethics attempted to explain that Pawlak’s alleged role in the AnubisDAO rug pull was planned with other developers and laundered the proceeds through the memecoin Pepe( PEPE). However, the OpenSea spokesperson denied Pawlak’s involvement in any such activity and also cleared that he has very limited scope while working in the company.
With a background in journalism, Ritika Sharma has worked with many reputed media firms focusing on general news such as politics and crime. She joined The Coin Republic as a reporter for crypto, and found a great passion for cryptocurrency, Web3, NFTs and other digital assets. She spends a lot of time researching and delving deeper into these concepts around the clock, and is a strong advocate for women in STEM.
