Huo Xing Finance reports that on September 5, Arkham revealed that Musk likely replied mistakenly 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-point 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 approaching zero. The @shivon account has since deleted the related posts and is suspected to have been hacked. Trader Aurelius0121 stated that, seeing Musk interact with the @shivon account, he mistakenly believed Musk was supporting a project related to his romantic partner and purchased approximately $250,000 worth of SLINK tokens—only to see the token’s price plummet to zero, resulting in total loss of funds. 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.
Musk suspected of accidentally replying to hacker account, causing SLINK token to plummet to zero
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According to on-chain data shared by MarsBit, Elon Musk may have inadvertently replied to a compromised X account, @shivon, which promoted the SLINK project. His reply—a 100-point emoji—sparked speculation about his endorsement. The SLINK token surged past $40 million before plummeting to near zero. The account later deleted its posts. Trader Aurelius0121 said he invested $250,000 after seeing Musk’s response, only to lose the entire amount. The account holder, Shivon Zilis, is a Canadian tech executive and mother to several of Musk’s children. As altcoins to watch, these events underscore the volatility and risks associated with market sentiment driven by social media.
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