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#cryptocurrency

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#cryptocurrency #finance #investing #CloutChasing

'The research tracked performance on social investment sites, where individuals can trade assets like cryptocurrency while attracting audiences based on their performance — like YouTube, but for investments.

Both gaining and losing followers led investors to make more frequent, riskier trades. The upshot is that traders performed about 10% worse in the weeks after their subscriber counts changed.'

news.ufl.edu/2025/03/crypto-so

news.ufl.eduChasing followers makes crypto traders perform worse on social investment sites<p>Both gaining and losing subscribers on follower-based platforms hurts performance.</p>

#SouthAfrica #gov #SocialMedia #hacks #cryptocurrency #scam

'A cryptocurrency scam linked to a newly minted ‘$Ramaphosa’ token exploited South African Parliament’s official X, Facebook, and YouTube accounts in a coordinated cyberattack on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

The fraudulent posts, designed to deceive unsuspecting investors, directed users to a questionable token launched mere hours before the breach.'

dailymaverick.co.za/article/20

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I updated my mutual aid goals to more accurately reflect my current mutual aid needs, i ended up overspending on basic necessities (toilet paper and other things i didnt account for) and so i dropped my glasses fund down a bit, and i now need more money for food.

Please, any donations would help me greatly! Please help me. I am an extremely poor trans girl living in an abusive and transphobic home and i need money to afford my basic necessities. Please donate whatever you can!

current goals:

food: 0$/75$

prescription glasses: 100$/250$

miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Continued thread

I updated my mutual aid goals to more accurately reflect my current mutual aid needs, i ended up overspending on basic necessities (toilet paper and other things i didnt account for) and so i dropped my glasses fund down a bit, and i now need more money for food.

Please, any donations would help me greatly! Please help me. I am an extremely poor trans girl living in an abusive and transphobic home and i need money to afford my basic necessities. Please donate whatever you can!

current goals:

food: 0$/75$

prescription glasses: 100$/250$

miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

I updated my mutual aid goals to more accurately reflect my current mutual aid needs, i ended up overspending on basic necessities (toilet paper and other things i didnt account for) and so i dropped my glasses fund down a bit, and i now need more money for food.

Please, any donations would help me greatly! Please help me. I am an extremely poor trans girl living in an abusive and transphobic home and i need money to afford my basic necessities. Please donate whatever you can!

current goals:

food: 0$/75$

prescription glasses: 100$/250$

miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

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Yall, i need urgent help affording new glasses and some other things, please donate to help me afford those, im an extremely poor trans girl who lives in an abusive housing situation and need help affording those :heart_sp_trans: any amount will help

current goals:

food: 75$/75$

prescription glasses: 215$/250$

miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

Continued thread

Yall, i need urgent help affording new glasses and some other things, please donate to help me afford those, im an extremely poor trans girl who lives in an abusive housing situation and need help affording those :heart_sp_trans: any amount will help

current goals:

food: 75$/75$

prescription glasses: 215$/250$

miscellaneous basics: 0$/100$

payment information:

cashapp: cash.app/vparagon

gofundme: gofund.me/034cef1a

cashapp referral (i make 5$): cash.app/app/QPL1BJF

monero address: 8576pqM8cmNW92eogjqnYzEewZbmwUbY61xRcGmbVCFphchaXKyAad1Xj9oNrYWQNqZkcm2kCHEzea4Y5Wd3DMUW4DozSV2

@mutualaid @disability @trans @vegan

"A new report warns of 'profound risks' in American politics as cryptocurrency companies increase their political spending and Donald Trump oversees regulatory retreat while promising to create a 'crypto strategic reserve''."

~ Martin Pengelly

#Musk #Trump #TechBros #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #billionaires #EconomicElites
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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · US rise of cryptocurrency and fall of regulation pose ‘profound risks’ – reportBy Martin Pengelly