$ANSEM token: User sends $226K worth to token contract by mistake
A paste of the wrong string into the send field turned 1.34M tokens into a permanently locked contract-address donation.
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A paste of the wrong string into the send field turned 1.34M tokens into a permanently locked contract-address donation.
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