{"id":15587,"date":"2025-02-28T19:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=15587"},"modified":"2025-02-28T19:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:32:29","slug":"this-football-legend-issues-a-critical-warning-regarding-fake-meme-coins-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=15587","title":{"rendered":"This Football Legend Issues a Critical Warning Regarding Fake Meme Coins: Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"143\">\n<p data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"143\">Ronaldinho alerted the crypto community about fake meme coins using his name, denying any official token launch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"327\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"327\" data-is-last-node=\"\">The football icon\u2019s past alleged involvement in the \u201c18kRonaldinho\u201d crypto scam, which supposedly defrauded investors of over $60 million, adds skepticism to his latest announcement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-385393\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ronaldinho_CB-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>\u2018Keep an Eye for Fake Meme Coins\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The meme coin sector has been one of the highlights of the last bull cycle in the cryptocurrency market. Contrary to their potential to chart impressive gains in a short <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">period of time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, though, these assets remain <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quite<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> dangerous due to their dubious use cases and enhanced volatility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Interestingly, the latest warning <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on the matter<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> came from the Brazilian football icon Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (better known as Ronaldinho). He used his official X account to <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/10Ronaldinho\/status\/1895238909086597333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">alert<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> people about fake meme coins with his name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Ballon d\u2019Or winner for 2005 claimed that he hasn\u2019t launched any official tokens. At the same time, though, he hyped the community with incoming \u201cbig news:\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFor the entire crypto community: stay tuned because <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very soon<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> we will<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> have big news here!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His disclosure triggered mixed reactions from some well-known names in the industry. The popular analyst Michael van de Poppe <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoMichNL\/status\/1895359845647425626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">suggested <\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that the \u201cbig news\u201d could be that Ronalndinho had purchased Bitcoin (BTC) instead of introducing his <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">own<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> meme coin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Others <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Red_Raging_Bull\/status\/1895420345856954731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">assumed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that the former football player would launch a disputable, extremely centralized project that would eventually scam millions of people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The crypto community has witnessed the birth of countless celebrity-endorsed meme coins in the past several months, many of which have <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/trump-melania-and-other-celebrity-meme-coins-sink-78-from-highs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">disappointed<\/a> investors sooner or later. Some examples include Official Trump (TRUMP), Daddy Tate (DADDY), Mother Iggy (MOTHER), and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ronaldinho\u2019s Previous Crypto Affairs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Brazilian is not a newbie in the cryptocurrency industry<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, jumping<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on the bandwagon approximately three years ago.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Back then, he <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/soccer-legend-ronaldinho-dives-in-crypto-by-partnering-with-graph-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">shook hands<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with Graph Blockchain\u2019s subsidiary, New World Inc., to become an ambassador of the organization and introduce NFT experiences to his numerous fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A year later, the Brazilian authorities <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/soccer-legend-ronaldinho-investigated-over-participating-in-a-crypto-scam-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">launched<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> an investigation against Ronaldinho for his alleged involvement in a crypto scam called \u201c18kRonaldinho\u201d that pocketed over $60 million from victims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The football legend <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/ronaldinho-denies-crypto-scam-in-brazil-congressional-hearing-33b25f93?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">denied<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> any partnership with the entity, claiming <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his image was used<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> without authorization. He maintained that he was also a victim of the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/this-football-legend-issues-a-critical-warning-regarding-fake-meme-coins-details\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">This Football Legend Issues a Critical Warning Regarding Fake Meme Coins: Details<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Ronaldinho alerted the crypto community about fake meme coins using his name, denying any official token launch. The football icon\u2019s past alleged involvement in the \u201c18kRonaldinho\u201d crypto scam, which supposedly defrauded investors of over $60 million, adds skepticism to his latest announcement. \u2018Keep an Eye for Fake Meme Coins\u2019 The meme coin sector has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-15587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}