Inspired by Lady of Crypto, a while ago I pitched my own investment scheme to Twitter...

In two hours, I received over one hundred DMs. I raised 3.45 BTC from Twitter and 2 BTC from Discord - over $100k, with more requests flooding in by the minute.

But there's a little twist.

While I used plenty of buzzwords and put on a very convincing act on all platforms, I made sure to keep the investment details intentionally obscure - I didn't name the fund & I didn't describe the trade - no one knew where the yield was coming from. But people still invested.

I want to send a clear, strong message to everyone in the crypto world - anyone offering to hand you free money is lying. It simply doesn't exist. Your favourite influencer selling you quick money trading coaching or offering a golden investment opportunity is scamming you.

We live in unfortunate times - brazen (and doxed!) grifters like Do Kwon roam free scamming people constantly. 99% of crypto projects are scams designed to enrich their founders. And, bless their hearts, crypto bros are far too gullible & trusting for their own good.

It is far too easy to scam people in crypto.

And this needs to change.

If you don't understand where the yield is coming from, you are the yield.

Listen carefully to the vocal critics of any project or investment before getting involved. *Really* listen.

YouTube grifters like BitBoy and Ran Neuner sell ads to scammers and dump on their own followers. "Influencers" like Lady con their followers into bogus trading schemes. And some "founders" like Do Kwon run next-level scams to create generational wealth.

I have refunded every person who sent money in full.

There was no investment.

Risk-free high yields don't exist.

Free lunches don't exist.

Influencers have started scamming on Twitter, and before more of them crop up, I want them to know:

We will work to take you down.

I know I'll probably get hate for the way I did this awareness campaign, but I don't care. It's going to get at least a few people to start thinking more critically about where and to who they send their money. And that is more than worth it to me. It was fun 🫡