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Polychain Capital is urging users to stay away from the X account of its founder, Olaf Carlson-Wee — which is posting phishing links.

Crypto venture capital firm Polychain Capital has confirmed the X account of its founder and CEO, Olaf Carlson-Wee, has been compromised, with the hacker posting phishing links disguised a website to claim an airdrop. 

In a Jan. 4 statement, Polychain urged X users to avoid interacting with Carlson-Wee’s handle until further notice.

“Register below to participate,” the message added, with a link to a URL purporting to be related to Polychain. 

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