X automatically lock crypto mentions after JONATHAN tortoise hoax
X dey consider one “auto-lock crypto mentions” flow wey go restrict new accounts wen dem mention cryptocurrency. X product lead Nikita Bier talk say di aim na to reduce phishing-driven account takeovers by locking accounts and forcing verification at di time scammers normally post token bait.
Di move follow di JONATHAN tortoise hoax. One fake account pretend to be “veterinarian Joe Hollins” and spread false death claim about one famous 193-year-old tortoise. Some media at first amplify di story, and di JONATHAN token reportedly spike more than 6,000% before e quickly retrace (around $0.00007998 at di time of reporting).
Later, real-world confirmation show: Saint Helena governor Nigel Phillips and di real Joe Hollins verify say di tortoise dey alive. Traders suppose note say one “auto-lock crypto mentions” friction layer fit make memecoin pump-and-dump cycles wey social hoaxes drive harder to execute on X, but di article suggest any impact on BTC trading go likely limited because BTC only mention for context.
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X proposed "auto-lock crypto mentions" dey add platform-level wahala exactly when first-time users dem go likely make phishing links and token bait target dem. That fit reduce the speed and reach of hoax-driven memecoin pump cycles for X, wey normally dey more harmful to small/low-liquid tokens pass to big ones.
But both summaries dey frame BTC as largely contextual rather than the main focus of the scam story. So any BTC price impact suppose small. Near term, traders fit dey watch for fewer viral memecoin spikes wey start from new accounts, but medium/long-term BTC market stability suppose remain mostly unchanged, unless similar controls go change broader retail behavior for the whole ecosystem materially.