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Input Output Group's YouTube channel was apparently seized and turned into a vehicle for a suspected AI-manipulated video of Charles Hoskinson promising to "double your wealth," with the Cardano developer responding by telling $ADA holders to avoid the account.
The warning arrived after the fraudulent livestream was already running. A live broadcast carries different weight than a recorded upload.
It signals immediacy and creates the impression of a moment unfolding in real time, which compresses the window a viewer has to verify the source before acting.
Staging the attack as a livestream rather than a static post reflects the operation's design. The fraud runs on the credibility of the IOG channel itself.
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