> Some crypto trader created a “$GAS” coin via Bags, configuring it to pay a portion of the trading fees to Steve Yegge (via his Twitter account) That trader, or others with the same idea, messaged Yegge on LinkedIn to tell him about his “earnings” (currently $238,000), framing it as support for the Gas Town project. Yegge took the free money and started posting about how exciting $GAS is as a way to fund open-source software creators

hey guys, this is what always happens when someone you respect "rugs" their token and none of their apologies sound genuine

in fact, they actually are also the victims and the real culprits (the token creators DMing popular people) are never held to account

there should be more knowledge of this so people feel deterred and also more likely to avoid these or bring the roving bands of scammers to account

and sure, still hold your community leader accountable in some way, but the proper way more in line with reality

these roving bands of token scammers look for people experiencing 15 minutes of fame, and take advantage of them