Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has agreed to a comment by Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus that Twitter Inc. needs to curb cryptocurrency scam activity on its social media platform.
What Happened
Markus asked Twitter to take action on the “super irritating” cryptocurrency scams, to which Musk commented by saying, “Agreed. This has been broken for a long time.”Agreed. This has been broken for a long time.
Cryptocurrency scams—particularly by impersonators of Musk, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and other notable figures—have been widespread in recent years on Twitter.
The scammers typically ask Twitter users to send cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Dogecoin to specific wallet addresses, promising to multiply the cryptocurrency that investors send.
Cryptocurrency scammers made nearly $8 billion from investors across the world in 2021, it was reported in December.
Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that Musk impersonators stole over $2 million in cryptocurrency giveaway scams.
By Madhukumar Warrier
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