Kylian Mbappé Token Hit a $464 Million Market Cap—Then Crashed to Zero Because It Was Fake
One investor turned $29 into $125,000; others weren't so lucky as Kylian Mbappé became the latest celeb to have his Twitter hacked for an apparent crypto scam.
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