A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer

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A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
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I feel like bragging your lead developer is Elon Musk is not something you'd reasonably want to do

Brings in the right crowd for crypto

Not me. I was interested in the tech and innovations that underlie cryptocurrency since the early 2010s and I’ve disliked and distrusted Musk for as long as I can remember.

At that time the reddit hive mind loved Musk and was positive towards crypto, now the Reddit Hive mind has realized they actually hate musk and categorically hate crypto. My views haven’t changed (Musk is a shitty narcissistic human, and crypto solves some useful problems despite a deserved reputation for attracting a lot of scammy projects and people).