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The indictment comes as a significant reminder of the issues surrounding initial coin offerings and NFT projects that have erupted in the past few years. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, gained their popularity as unique digital assets, but this allure also attracted numerous scams. Hay and Mayo were alleged to have lured investors with false promises, misleading roadmap details, and eventually "rug-pulling" their projects after reaping hefty profits.