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FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation (thehackernews.com)
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[–] protist@mander.xyz 209 points 1 month ago (4 children)

NexFundAI, as per information on the website, was marketed as redefining the "intersection between finance and artificial intelligence" and that its aim was to "create a cryptocurrency token that not only serves as a secure store of value but also acts as a catalyst for positive change in the world of AI."

Dude...hook, line, and sinker. FBI knows their target audience lol

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 73 points 1 month ago

They just peeled off some of the low-hanging fruit. That's all.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Buzzword bingo

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

I had "AI native" on my bingo card and they missed that one. Maybe it'll come up on the next turn.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

Someone got paid by Uncle Sam to make this and I’m extremely envious.