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XRP Scam Alert: 11.5M Scam Posts Targeting XRP Community in Just 30 Days

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Scammers generated approximately 11.5 million X posts targeting the XRP community with fake rewards and airdrop promises over the past 30 days, according to an analysis of X API data by XRP Ledger validator Vet. Vet, who contributes to the XRP Ledger Foundation and operates a validator included on the XRPL Foundation’s default Unique Node List, disclosed the finding after analyzing activity on X. His validator remains listed among the network’s trusted validators. “Doing some X analytics with their API,” Vet said . “In the last 30 days about 11.5 million (!!) posts were made targeting specifically the XRP community to scam them with reward and airdrop promises.” If spread evenly across 30 days, that figure would equal roughly 383,000 posts per day, nearly 16,000 per hour, or about 266…

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