from Hacker News

Fyre Festival Sold to Limewire for $245,000

by frenchman_in_ny on 9/17/25, 6:13 PM with 7 comments

  • by mikestew on 9/17/25, 8:26 PM

    “Fyre Fest” quickly became a shorthand for scams and disasters.

    Two questions: why on earth would anyone want to associate (let alone buy) a brand synonymous with "scam"? And where in the hell did LimeWire get a quarter million dollars?

  • by mikestew on 9/17/25, 8:24 PM

  • by 4d4m on 9/18/25, 12:54 AM

    Omg that is ridiculously low