For some stressful minutes on Wednesday, X users were surprised to see one of these crypto “Airdrop” posts in Andreessen Horowitz’s blue marked account. A second tweet said that $ 5 million had already been given away.
This account has 851,000 followers. A member of Crypto’s team of A16Z saw the tweet and immediately posted a warning not to participate. X quickly took off the post. Airdrops are commonly used as ways for cryptocurrencies to promote themselves.
A16Z tells Techcrunch, and posted on the account: “Earlier today, our X -account was briefly committed. During that time, the account promoted a token and other fake content – none of them originated from A16Z.
A16Z is known for its crypto investments. Because this is a crypto-loving company, jokes and warning tweets flew: the link is likely to drain a crypto-wallet, don’t add it. So, if it sounds too good to be true – like VC giving valuable assets – it’s not true.
This is what the fraudulent tweets looked like:
