152: Stacc Attack

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Jarett Dunn, AKA StaccOverflow, stole millions of dollars from a website called Pump Fun, and he wanted to do it in the most dramatic and theatrical way he could. His big heist is known as the “Stacc Attack”.

https://x.com/STACCoverflow

He has a merch store now freestacc.io.

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JACK: The dumbest thing I ever bought — yeah, the dumbest thing I ever bought is a Canon DSL camera, 5D Mark II. Somewhere around 2007, I started getting into photography. DSLR cameras were just getting popular, and I wanted one, but I was too poor to afford it. I was obsessing over the Canon Rebel cameras, wishing I could have one, constantly looking at eBay to see what was out there, and every now and then, I’d find one undervalued, listed way below what it should be at. So, I bought the cheap one and I used it for a few days, and then sold it for more than I bought it. I did that three times, and eventually had enough money to get the camera for myself.

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