Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry’s Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

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Lol, isn’t “cryptocurrency scam” a little repetitive?

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The fact that people are still saying things like this about crypto—even after ETF approval—is proof that it’s still early. By the time the average person realizes what’s been going on with Bitcoin, it’ll be too late for you.

I’ve already tripled my initial investment from a year ago, and we’re just only getting started.

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Just so you know, one of the most common tactics in a scam is to convince the target that they must “act fast or the opportunity will be over!”

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You’re just upset that I made money.

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I can’t tell whether you’re a real crypto person or not. Real crypto people don’t believe in ETFs because you’re not holding your own keys. So it sounds like you are just in it to make more fiat, which is bullshit. But I could be wrong about you.

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That’s why I don’t buy ETFs. Never said I did. Keep it all in a hardware wallet, only leaving enough on an exchange for day-to-day transactions.

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Sure

Not like we still get daily updates on here: https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/

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15 points

I don’t care about the environment because line go up

FIFY

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Then invest in ETH instead. It uses proof of stake instead of proof of work.

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25 points

It’s like Chai Tea

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To be fair, it makes sense for chai tea to be made explicit from unspiced black tea while still letting people unfamiliar with it know that it’s tea. Cryptocurrency not so much.

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I would like to know more

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Nope, most crypto use is legit. ~1% is illegal and such. Throwing the baby out with the bath water.

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4 points

Pyramid scheme

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Money

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11 points

It’s a ponze scheme. It always was. It may have found a niche, unregulated market, but that doesn’t make it any less of a ponze scheme

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It was specifically designed to be a currency and that’s what people are using it for. So I guess currencies can be Ponzi schemes. The dollar sure is one.

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