{"id":23262,"date":"2025-04-21T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/binance-founder-receives-90-million-fake-grok-tokens\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:59:52","slug":"binance-founder-receives-90-million-fake-grok-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/binance-founder-receives-90-million-fake-grok-tokens\/","title":{"rendered":"Binance Founder Receives 90 Million Fake Grok Tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wallet linked to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao received 90 million counterfeit Grok tokens, according to analysts from PeckShield.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CZ?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CZ<\/a>-labeled address has received 90M <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GroK&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GroK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PvNhPK5c5G\">pic.twitter.com\/PvNhPK5c5G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/1914159899753521186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The coin is not associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/grok-chatbot-launches-token-via-bankr-earning-270000\">AI-based chatbot<\/a> by Elon Musk&#8217;s company xAI.<\/p>\n<p>PeckShield noted that the tokens are a &#8220;likely scam,&#8221; as their creator used a multi-send tool to distribute Grok to various addresses.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bubblemaps, the fake coins linked to the chatbot first appeared in 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Following this post from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZachXBT<\/a>, 0xbb0 sold $400k worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GROK&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GROK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This wallet was holding 0.5% of the supply, initiating a massive price drop<\/p>\n<p>More details below ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/46WPNWNAy2\">https:\/\/t.co\/46WPNWNAy2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYq0mIUbDe\">pic.twitter.com\/XYq0mIUbDe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bubblemaps (@bubblemaps) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bubblemaps\/status\/1724122398062977031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At that time, fraudsters released an ERC-20 token, which lost more than 90% of its value after the creator sold 0.5% of the total issuance.<\/p>\n<p>On April 14, cybersecurity expert Denis Thomas uncovered a scheme where scammers spread information about a fake Elon Musk stream offering a $20,000 cryptocurrency giveaway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new crypto scam is making the rounds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IKqKU0uwVt\">https:\/\/t.co\/IKqKU0uwVt<\/a>. They\u2019re using fake AI Elon Musk stream to push a bogus giveaway. If you\u2019ve lost crypto to them, get in touch for recovery support. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Musknext?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Musknext<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MaUVyKvcgS\">pic.twitter.com\/MaUVyKvcgS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denis Thomas (@cryptorecoveryD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptorecoveryD\/status\/1911853688584290377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The scam detector Coinspeedrun recorded the launch of meme tokens associated with the businessman&#8217;s name on the BNB Chain network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Scam Caught by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinSpeedrun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoinSpeedrun<\/a><br \/>? ELON \u2014 ElonMusk Meme | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ELON&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ELON<\/a><br \/>? Contract: 0x5d52893f3b9a4f7fde0c44f4ad1ba531a613964a<br \/>\u26d3\ufe0f Chain: bsc<br \/>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0jMMdfyA4\">https:\/\/t.co\/V0jMMdfyA4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coinspeedrun Police (@OnchainPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnchainPolice\/status\/1914167584800338322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back in March, Grok <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/elon-musks-ai-bot-grok-promotes-memecoin-named-after-itself\">promoted<\/a> a meme coin in its own honor. ForkLog reached out to the chatbot regarding its involvement in the creation of the token and received a negative response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wallet linked to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao received 90 million counterfeit Grok tokens, according to analysts from PeckShield. #PeckShieldAlert #CZ-labeled address has received 90M $GroK pic.twitter.com\/PvNhPK5c5G \u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) April 21, 2025 The coin is not associated with the AI-based chatbot by Elon Musk&#8217;s company xAI. 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