The British Army has confirmed a 'breach' of its accounts and launched an investigation after its YouTube channel featured videos on cryptocurrency and images of billionaire Elon Musk, while its official Twitter account retweeted several posts appearing to relate to NFTs.
At one point the account name was changed to Bapesclan and the profile picture to an ape-like cartoon figure in clownish make-upThe British Army has launched an investigation into a breach of its Twitter and YouTube accounts.
An NFT, or non-fungible token, is a distinct cryptographic token that cannot be replicated and acts as a certificate of ownership for virtual items.
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