OneDollarChat - Global chat where every message costs $1. Hacked for $21M.

OneDollarChat is a global chat where every message costs $1. That's it. On Christmas Day, someone exploited a vulnerability and gave themselves $21M. Their message: "meowww mrrp :3". I kept it. Two days later, another hacker posted: "PLEASE FIX YOUR SUPABASE". Fixed in 20 minutes. Now running a NYE race - first 3 messages of 2026 win permanent gold, silver, bronze (no links allowed for podium). The chaos continues.

Hey ProductHunt! I launched OneDollarChat back in May, got 6 users, rage-quit, and deleted the database. Relaunched in September. Posted on Reddit Christmas Eve. Woke up to 200K+ views and a hacker with $21M balance. Instead of panicking, I leaned in. The hack became the story. Now we've had 8K+ visitors, 35 paid messages, and two white-hat hackers finding vulnerabilities. Running a NYE podium race in 2 days - first 3 messages of 2026 get permanent gold/silver/bronze. Countdown's live on the site. Would love your feedback. And if you want to race for the podium, see you at midnight UTC. 🎆

OneDollarChat - Global chat where every message costs $1. Hacked for $21M.

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