Kevin Rose
Summary
Kevin Rose is an American internet entrepreneur, venture investor, and co-founder of the PROOF Collective and Moonbirds NFT project. On January 25, 2023, Rose was the victim of a sophisticated spear-phishing attack in which he was socially engineered into signing a malicious transaction, resulting in the theft of approximately 40 NFTs valued at an estimated $1.09–$1.5 million USD from his personal krovault.eth wallet. Rose is categorized as a victim of crypto fraud, not a perpetrator; the incident is notable for illustrating signature-based approval risks in NFT marketplaces.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(9 events)
2004-01-01
Kevin Rose co-founds Digg, a social news aggregator that reaches over 38 million monthly users at its peak.
Wikipedia2012-01-01
Rose joins Google Ventures as a General Partner, investing in companies including Ripple, Blue Bottle Coffee, Medium, and Nextdoor.
NFT Metria / Kevin Rose profile2021-12-01
Rose and Justin Mezzell co-found PROOF Holdings Inc., launching the PROOF Collective as an exclusive NFT membership community.
NFT Now2022-04-01
Moonbirds NFT collection launches on Ethereum; generates approximately $280 million in primary and secondary sales within its first two days.
Kevin Rose PROOF Collective profile - NFT Metria2022-08-04
Rose announces that Moonbirds and Oddities NFT collections will transition to CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) licensing. Community backlash follows; floor price falls from ~18.35 ETH to ~11.7 ETH within two weeks.
Decrypt - CC0 Twist article2023-01-25
Rose publicly announces on Twitter that his krovault.eth personal wallet was compromised in a phishing attack. Approximately 40 NFTs, including 25 Chromie Squiggles and one Autoglyph, are stolen, with total estimated value of $1.09 million to $1.4 million USD.
CoinDesk2023-01-27
Axios publishes in-depth account of the attack mechanics based on Rose's public statements, describing the malicious airdrop, fake sign-in page, and Seaport signature exploit used by the attacker.
Axios2024-02-16
Yuga Labs announces acquisition of PROOF in an all-stock deal. Rose transitions to an advisory role at Yuga Labs.
Decrypt - Yuga Labs acquires Moonbirds2024-05-01
Yuga Labs revokes the CC0 license from Moonbirds and Oddities, restoring individual commercial rights to NFT holders.
NFT EveningDecision Log
- hash: FeACzMhma8KfrPixUXXqZgRxETNRZNdzzELgrypaF2nq
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-sonnet-4-5
generated: 5/30/2026, 1:00:15 PM
last updated: 5/30/2026, 1:00:19 PM
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