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This is insane.

The way fraud is engineered this day is sickening.

Terribly Sickening.

Cc @OnlineMarketRun @BeforeNextFraud

[Evan Luthra @EvanLuthra]

🚨THE FBI CREATED A FAKE CRYPTOCURRENCY.. LISTED IT ON UNISWAP.. HIRED MARKET MAKERS TO PUMP IT.. THEN ARRESTED EVERYONE WHO SAID YES..

THIS IS THE CRAZIEST LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN CRYPTO HISTORY!!!

The FBI built an actual ERC-20 token on Ethereum called NexFundAI.. 100 billion token supply.. A professional website.. Whitepapers promising "passive income through AI-powered investing"..

It looked exactly like every other crypto project.. Because that was the point..

Undercover agents posed as the founding team.. Then reached out to professional market-making firms and said "we need you to fake our trading volume"..

Every single firm said yes..

Here's what they recorded..

Gotbit.. A firm run by a 26-year-old Russian who publicly bragged in 2019 that he built a business faking trade volumes.. His team kept internal spreadsheets with columns literally labeled "fake volume" vs "market volume"..

When asked how fast they could pump NexFundAI's volume to $1 million per day.. They said "6 hours.. It will cost about $200"..

$200 to fake $1 million in daily trading volume..

MyTrade.. Run by a guy who called himself "the mastermind".. He explained the exact psychology of the scam on camera..

"We make the chart look like a really nice roller coaster ride.. That's where people jump in.. We have to make them lose money in order to make profit"..

He said that on a recorded FBI video call..

CLS Global.. A Dubai-based firm.. Their bots generated 98% of NexFundAI's total trading volume.. When the FBI asked if they could sync fake volume spikes with fake news announcements.. They said absolutely..

ZM Quant.. Bots executing 10 to 20 trades per minute through dozens of wallets to look organic..

All of them knew it was fraud.. All of them did it anyway.. All of it was recorded..

And the clients were even worse..

Saitama.. A meme coin that hit $7.5 billion market cap.. The founders coordinated buys through private Telegram chats.. Sent "pump it" memes while manipulating the price.. Then dumped on retail investors..

$7.5 billion.. Built entirely on fake volume.. Every penny of real money came from retail investors who thought the momentum was organic..

One founder left Saitama and started Robo Inu.. Used Gotbit again.. Another launched VZZN.. Same playbook..

Lillian Finance.. Founder claimed to be a defense contractor who addressed Congress.. Marketed the token as funding children's hospitals.. Pocketed everything..

When the FBI shut it down.. They seized $25 million in one day.. 18 people indicted across the US, UK, and Portugal.. The CEO of Gotbit was arrested in Portugal and extradited.. Sentenced to 8 months plus $23 million forfeiture..

But here's the part that broke my brain..

Real people bought NexFundAI..

The FBI's fake token.. With zero utility.. Zero real developers.. Created solely to catch criminals.. Attracted real retail investors because the fake volume made the chart look bullish..

When the FBI pulled the liquidity to end the operation.. Those people lost real money.. On a government-issued token..

The FBI had to set up a restitution portal to pay them back..

And it gets worse..

Within 24 hours of the DOJ announcing the sting.. Someone cloned the FBI's exact smart contract.. Launched a copycat token.. Rode the viral momentum.. And made $127,000 in a single day..

Using the exact same manipulation tactics the FBI just arrested 18 people for..

Then in 2026.. The FBI did it again.. New token called Lexobit.. 10 more arrests.. Including operators extradited from Singapore..

IRS forensics showed that in one firm's trading.. 1,209 out of 1,221 consecutive transactions went straight back to wallets the firm controlled.. 99% circular..

The FBI proved what everyone in crypto suspected..

The volume is fake.. The charts are painted.. The momentum is manufactured..

And every time you buy a token because "the chart looks bullish".. You might be the exit liquidity.

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Think @GiveADollarfund is at it.

[Siro @Siron93]

One person can't pay a $8,000 surgery bill. but 8,000 people can pay $1.

the app: someone posts their bill. you give $1. the app prompts: "share this chain." your friend sees it, gives $1, shares. THEIR friend gives $1, shares.

the chain grows. the bill shrinks. everyone gave $1. nobody felt it. the chain is the virality.

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Happy Father's Day.

Perhaps, you can help make this official with help A Mate Meetup @HelpAMateMeetUp

[Sam Otigba @SamuelOtigba]

“Men help another man” Father’s Day challenge 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿

Men only: Today is Father’s Day. Many men, especially family men, usually don’t receive their flowers

Quote/comment below 1 thing that will bring you joy today. Men, let’s help one another. I will, too

Happy Father's Day
S.O 🖤

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[Isimeme🤍 @Auntyisi]

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[Pulse Nigeria @PulseNigeria247]

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Beyond Yoruba people educating & bringing civility to the Igbo, they also ended the Igbo tradition of denying female inheritance. Yoruba jurists battled indifferent Igbo counterparts and succeeded. Currently, Igbo women possess inheritance rights. Y'all should thank the Yorubas.

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[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

The role of intellectuals is to challenge authority, not serve it.

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Hmmmnn!!

@GetMeMarried9ja how true?

[Janesdiary Matchmaking Network @janetfunmi]

Some relationships are not meant to end in marriage.

Let’s be honest, not every love story is designed to last forever. Some relationships come into your life for a reason that has nothing to do with a wedding. And if you pay attention, the signs are usually there from the beginning.

Some relationships are simply for:

1. Lessons, not lifetime
2. Exposing your patterns
3. Teaching you standards
4. Chemistry in the wrong direction
5. Distraction dressed as destiny
6. Interrupting and redirecting you
7. Growth, not permanence

Now let’s talk about the signs people see and still choose to ignore.

1. There is no real alignment, only attraction

You enjoy each other. The conversations flow. The chemistry is undeniable. But when it comes to values, life direction, family expectations, finances, and emotional maturity, you are not on the same page.

Attraction can start a relationship, but it cannot sustain a marriage. When the foundation is misaligned, marriage will not fix it. It will expose it.

2. You keep negotiating your core values

Compromise is normal. Losing yourself is not.

If you constantly find yourself adjusting, shrinking, and bending on things that matter deeply to you, that is not love. That is slow self erasure.

A healthy relationship grows you. It does not reduce you.

3. Peace is missing, but passion is loud

There is constant tension. Frequent misunderstandings. Emotional highs and lows. Intense fights followed by intense reconciliations.

It feels deep, even addictive. But there is no peace. No stability. No emotional safety.

Marriage is not sustained by intensity. It is sustained by peace.

4. You are building potential, not reality

You are in love with who they could become, not who they are.

You keep telling yourself they will change. They will improve. Things will get better with time.

But the person you are dating right now is the reality. Marriage does not upgrade character. It reveals it.

5. There is consistent disrespect, disguised as jokes or moods

It shows up as subtle insults. Dismissive comments. Public embarrassment. Emotional neglect.

Then it gets covered with excuses like I was joking or that is just how I am.

Respect is not something you beg for or explain repeatedly. If it is missing now, it will be worse later.

6. The future is always vague or avoided

Any conversation about commitment, timelines, or direction is met with avoidance or unclear answers.

You are emotionally invested, but there is no structure. No clarity.

A relationship that is moving toward marriage does not operate in confusion.

7. You feel more anxious than secure

You overthink everything. You question intentions. You read meanings into silence.

Instead of feeling safe and chosen, you feel unsettled.

That feeling is not something to romanticize. It is information.

8. You are forcing it because of time, age, or pressure

At some point, it stops being about love and starts being about investment, fear, and external pressure.

You stay because you have spent too much time. Because people are watching. Because starting over feels uncomfortable.

That is not a reason to build a life with someone.

Not every relationship is a mistake, but not every relationship is a destination either.

Some are lessons. Some are mirrors. Some are warnings you ignored until they became consequences.

And the truth is, the signs are rarely hidden. You just keep negotiating with them until they feel normal.

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@FamilyIncomeRun

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.

AI/robotics will produce goods & services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation.

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[Maro of Warri @marokaye]

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