Deepfake
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Vitalik Buterin is the legitimate co-founder of Ethereum and is not himself a scam actor. However, his name, likeness, and social media presence constitute one of the most heavily weaponized impersonation surfaces in crypto. Documented threats include a September 2023 SIM-swap of his X account (linked to Pink Drainer, resulting in ~$691K stolen from followers), persistent fake giveaway livestreams on YouTube, thousands of fraudulent Instagram accounts, and an escalating campaign of AI-generated deepfake videos distributing wallet-drainer phishing links.
avoid.net/cardano→83/100[LOW RISK]Cardano (ADA) is a proof-of-stake blockchain launched in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood, developed through Input Output Global with EMURGO and the Cardano Foundation. A 2025 independent forensic audit found no basis for misappropriation allegations against Hoskinson, and the SEC/CFTC classified ADA as a digital commodity in March 2026. The network has had protocol-level and ecosystem incidents (a November 2025 chain partition, the June 2026 SecondFi wallet exploit) and ADA holders are a recurring target of impersonation, phishing and account-hijack scams.