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Shkreli ordered to return $64M, is barred from drug industry

https://apnews.com/article/martin-shkreli-daraprim-profits-fb77aee9ed155f9a74204cfb13fc1130
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u/CptTurnersOpticNerve Jan 15 '22

If he wasn't the kind of moron that spends money on exclusive albums he should easily be able to live off interest

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u/hardknockcock Jan 15 '22 edited Jan 15 '22

That album is legitimately a better investment than more things you would think.

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u/cfetzborn Jan 15 '22

Protect yo goddamn portfolio! Shit was basically the first NFT

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u/terfsfugoff Jan 15 '22

What about like, every painting or sculpture ever?

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u/cfetzborn Jan 15 '22

This is true, but their are reprints and forgery’s. Sorta different I think.

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u/terfsfugoff Jan 15 '22

How is that different from NFTs

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u/cfetzborn Jan 15 '22

Can’t forge the original NFT, it’s in the blockchain. You can save a screenshot though, I’d argue that’s different.