A revival of hit game Flappy Bird was announced recently, only to be exposed as a bizarre scheme by crypto bros who spent a decade trying to appropriate the trademark. They finally succeeded after the game's creator,

Evidence appearing to reflect development work on the new Flappy Bird reveals a pronounced focus on Web3 and crypto. The app was preparing support for numerous crypto wallets, and a leaderboard database references many crypto influencers. It’s as of yet unclear to what extent this focus may take in the final, released game.

Flappy Bird took the world by storm in 2013 before being dramatically pulled out by its creator, Dong Nguyen, in 2014. It has now returned, but this time with a different team, a new platform, and crypto backers.