Imagine waking up to a sudden flood of weird crypto ads on your favorite gaming news site's social media. That's what happened to Kotaku's followers on X. The X page looked like a hacker had thrown a party of cryptocurrency promotions, replacing all the usual posts about gaming news.

        At first glance, everything screamed "hack. "

        All the recent posts were suddenly advertising a crypto coin named after Kotaku, this was completely out of character for their usual content.

        But wait, is this really a hack?

        The idea that this could be a legitimate business decision did cross the mind of many, giving a glimpse into their trust in the parent company managing Kotaku.

        Kotaku's Ethan Gach eventually confirmed the hack. Even though the suspicious post was removed later on, the damage was already done to Kotaku's reputation.

        For a while, posts about this mysterious crypto coin were still up on the page,

        making people wonder if Kotaku had regained control or not.

        The whole situation was confusing but had a funny side to it as well.  The idea of a financial executive somewhere thinking “crypto is what Kotaku needs” was a bit ridiculous.

        To put it all in perspective. This was no ordinary hack. It was a crypto rug-pull, a scheme where promoters lure investors into buying a new cryptocurrency, only to vanish afterward. Imagine someone trying to sell crypto to gaming enthusiasts without permission. This is not new, but it was definitely interesting how it unfolded.

        The motive was simple: sell crypto to unsuspecting followers.

        This is one of the worst ideas to come out in recent times. This was a social media takeover that had people questioning their favorite site’s security measures and common sense.

Kotaku's Crypto Chaos: A Social Media Muddle

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