{"id":26593,"date":"2022-08-21T03:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T03:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=26593"},"modified":"2022-08-21T03:04:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T03:04:44","slug":"cardanos-ada-charles-hoskinson-impersonated-by-malefactors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=26593","title":{"rendered":"Cardano&#8217;s (ADA) Charles Hoskinson Impersonated by Malefactors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__lead-img--wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/u.today\/vladislav-sopov\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"140\" alt=\"article image\" src=\"https:\/\/u.today\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/8893.jpg\" class=\"author__item-user-avata\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__lead-info\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__lead-name\" href=\"https:\/\/u.today\/vladislav-sopov\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladislav Sopov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Miller, former assistant of Input Output Global founder, warns about new scam campaign<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__contents\">\n<p>Contents<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__contents-list\">\n<li class=\"article__contents-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__contents-link link-pseudo\" href=\"#h20\" rel=\"noopener\">Scammers impersonate Charles Hoskinson in social networks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__contents-item\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__contents-link link-pseudo\" href=\"#h31\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardano (ADA) node\u00a0ecosystem inches closer to Vasil hard fork<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joshua Miller has shared a screenshot of a\u00a0conversation that took place between a\u00a0crypto enthusiast and a\u00a0scammer that pretends to be Charles Hoskinson.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h20\">Scammers impersonate Charles Hoskinson in social networks<\/h2>\n<p>Input Output Global&#8217;s (IOG) NFT business lead Joshua Miller has taken to Twitter to warn the\u00a0global crypto community about a\u00a0novel scam campaign gaining steam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#x1f6a8;&#x1f6a8; No <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOHK_Charles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IOHK_Charles<\/a> isn&#8217;t gonna message you on FB. &#x1f6a8;&#x1f6a8;<\/p>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t have an IG either. Don&#8217;t get swept up by a scammer! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RXhHilx2HV\">pic.twitter.com\/RXhHilx2HV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joshua Miller | IOHK | NFT | Cardano | ZEA Merch (@IOHK_Josh) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOHK_Josh\/status\/1560708183076884481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the screenshot, there is a conversation between two Instagram users; one of them describes himself as IOG CEO Charles Hoskinson. Allegedly, Charles Hoskinson thanks his correspondent for support and in a very strange manner asks whether his voice was inspirational.<\/p>\n<p>However, the scammer makes a critical mistake: he describes his role as &#8220;Owner and CEO of Cardano Foundation.&#8221;\u00a0Actually, Charles Hoskinson is the\u00a0CEO and founder of\u00a0Input Output Global, a development studio behind the Cardano (ADA) solutions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"something middle_banner\">\n<div class=\"something__content something__content-square\" style=\"width:336px;height:280px\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/go2\/;ID=183269;size=336x280;setID=558953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/adserve\/;ID=183269;size=336x280;setID=558953;type=img;click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ads<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cardano Foundation is a Zurich-based non-profit organization designed to supervise the progress of the Cardano (ADA) blockchain. Therefore, there is no &#8220;owner&#8221; of\u00a0Cardano Foundation;\u00a0Frederik Gregaard helms it as\u00a0the chief executive officer (CEO) since 2020.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h31\">Cardano (ADA) node\u00a0ecosystem inches closer to Vasil hard fork<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Miller\u00a0stated that Charles Hoskinson will never message his subscribers on Facebook. Also, he has no Instagram accounts; as such anyone who writes on behalf of Mr. Hoskinson on these social networks is a scammer.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Cardano (ADA) ecosystem is entering a crucial phase of its development as the Vasil hard fork is in\u00a0the cards. As covered by U.Today previously, over 14% of Cardano (ADA) nodes have upgraded their software to signal the support for the hard fork.<\/p>\n<p>This <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/u.today\/guides\/cardanos-vasil-hardfork-in-cards-comprehensive-guide-to-most-crucial-upgrade-in-2022\" rel=\"noopener\">fork<\/a> is set to dramatically increase performance\u00a0and developer-friendliness of the Cardano (ADA) blockchain and its dApps building tools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/u.today\/scam-alert-cardanos-ada-charles-hoskinson-impersonated-by-malefactors\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vladislav Sopov Joshua Miller, former assistant of Input Output Global founder, warns about new scam campaign Contents Scammers impersonate Charles Hoskinson in social networks Cardano (ADA) node\u00a0ecosystem inches closer to Vasil hard fork Joshua Miller has shared a screenshot of a\u00a0conversation that took place between a\u00a0crypto enthusiast and a\u00a0scammer that pretends to be Charles Hoskinson. 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