Pokémon X/Twitter account compromised to advertise memecoin

[SylverReZ]

For half an hour, the Pokémon Company Twitter account was hacked by an unknown party to promote a Pokémon memecoin. Memecoins are a form of cryptocurrency made only to be driven by social media hype and memes with little to no value. After the account was fully recovered, the Pokémon Company issued a statement towards their loyal fanbase denying that they were involved in cryptocurrency:

We’re aware that our X account was accessed without authorization and used to publish posts promoting a cryptocurrency.

Those posts were not created or approved by Pokémon and have been removed. We're sorry for the confusion and appreciate your patience.

 

[Mayo1990]

It's even worse than what happened with the Sonic Inflation...

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

You could say Pokemon TCG is already the ultimate memecoin

 

[SylverReZ]

You could say Pokemon TCG is already the ultimate memecoin

People treat Pokemon trading cards like gambling, it's so unreal.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

People treat Pokemon trading cards like gambling, it's so unreal.

I have friends who fly to different states to buy and sell cards at conventions. A lot of them make a profit too.

Didn't realize how crazy it'd gotten till I saw those Pokemon vending machines. They limit inventory release in random 2-8 hr windows to deter loitering, else it sells out immediately.