ME News reports that on September 5 (UTC+8), Arkham revealed that Musk reportedly mistakenly replied to a hacked X account. The compromised @shivon account had previously posted two messages about the SLINK project, after which Musk replied with a "100" emoji, sparking market speculation that he was endorsing the project. The SLINK token’s market cap briefly surged past $40 million before crashing and gradually dropping to zero. The @shivon account has since deleted the related posts and appears to have been hacked. Trader Aurelius0121 stated that, seeing Musk interact with the @shivon account, he mistakenly believed Musk was supporting a project tied to his romantic partner and purchased approximately $250,000 worth of SLINK tokens—only to lose all funds when the token’s price plummeted to zero. Shivon Zilis (@shivon) is a Canadian technology executive and venture capitalist who currently serves as Director of Operations and Special Projects at Neuralink, Musk’s brain-computer interface company, and is also the mother of several of Musk’s children. (Source: BlockBeats)
Elon Musk suspected of accidentally replying to a hacker’s tweet; SLINK token market value crashes to zero.
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On September 5 (UTC+8), Arkham revealed that Elon Musk may have accidentally replied to a hacked X account, @shivon, with a "100-point emoji," fueling speculation that he endorsed the SLINK project. The altcoin briefly surged past $40 million before crashing to nearly zero. The account later deleted its posts and is suspected of being compromised. Trader Aurelius0121 said he invested $250,000, assuming Musk supported a project linked to his partner, only to lose it all. Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive and Musk’s partner, is the legitimate owner of the account. The crypto market remains volatile amid such high-profile mix-ups.
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