ChainCatcher news, Central African Republic President Touadéra announced the issuance of the official meme coin CAR on the X platform this morning, calling it an "experiment" to promote national development. However, the announcement video has been flagged as suspicious by two AI deepfake detection tools. According to GMGN market data, CAR's market capitalization has now surpassed $700 million.The authenticity of the project is being questioned by multiple parties. Two detection models from the AI deepfake detection platform Deepware indicate that the president's video statement is highly suspicious, with one model suggesting an 82% likelihood that the video is a deepfake.Yokai Ryujin, founder of Unrevealed XYZ, pointed out that the project domain name was registered only three days ago through Namecheap, and the registration method does not comply with government operational norms. The domain service provider Namecheap has suspended related services, but the project website is still operational.Additionally, industry insiders question the timing of the announcement at local midnight and the use of English instead of the official language, French, for the announcement. Currently, the project's official X account @Carmeme_news has been banned by the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to Phoenix News, the Hong Kong police recently dismantled a scam group that used deepfake technology to lure others into investing in virtual currencies through social media platforms, involving approximately 34 million HKD.The Hong Kong Police Commercial Crime Bureau arrested 31 individuals, aged between 20 and 34, some of whom claimed to be students and unemployed, based on intelligence last week in two industrial buildings in Kowloon Bay, related to the same scam group, and seized their pre-written "scripts." The group would recruit young people looking to "make quick money," training them to create accounts on dating platforms with fake identities, pretending to have good looks and a luxurious lifestyle, and getting to know individuals from overseas, including Taiwan and East Asia, chatting according to the "script." After understanding the other party's background, they would cater to their interests and develop into online lovers, even using deepfake technology for video calls, subsequently luring the other party to invest in virtual currencies, claiming substantial returns, and asking them to deposit into fake platforms. Once the group received the virtual currency, they would immediately transfer it away and cut off contact with the victims.Hong Kong Police Commercial Crime Bureau Acting Chief Superintendent Kong Hing-fun stated: "They rented two scam centers located next to each other in Kowloon Bay to disperse risks and increase confidentiality. Most importantly, we noticed that these two scam centers operated in two shifts, aiming to continuously attract more victims day and night. Never think that participating in some tasks of a criminal group is just a minor issue; even if you are only assigned to meet victims online without direct contact with virtual currency investment work, it is still illegal."The police stated that this scam group has been operating for at least a year, with criminal profits exceeding 34 million HKD. The mastermind of the scam group, the center's head, and key members, a total of five individuals, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering, and were brought to the Eastern Magistrates' Court on Monday.

ChainCatcher news, the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) temporarily suspended the financial services provider license of the cryptocurrency trading platform Banxso on Wednesday, citing concerns that its marketing practices promised clients unrealistic returns.There were previous allegations that Banxso used deepfake techniques in its advertising and employed aggressive sales tactics to pressure clients into investing without proper risk assessment.

ChainCatcher message, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao posted on X platform: "There are deepfake videos of me on other social media platforms. Please be cautious of scams."

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI data liquidity network Vana announces an important upgrade to the TG App, allowing users to participate in building a deepfake detection dataset to earn points. Additionally, the App has launched a new DataDAO pre-mining feature.According to the RootData page, Vana is an AI identity generation application that allows users to create a digital persona, which can be used across different applications. This digital persona is private and can only be controlled by the user who created it and their authorized accounts. Vana completed a $5 million strategic financing round on September 18, led by Coinbase Ventures. To date, Vana's total financing has reached $25 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea will investigate the negligence of Telegram suspected of deep forgery.

ChainCatcher message, Zhu Su posted on platform X stating, "I believe one of the most controversial gender issues will revolve around the use of AI to generate deepfake pornographic content. While there are already laws regarding non-consensual deepfake pornographic content, the AI production of such content may surge due to the difficulty in regulating any type of AI content."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Texas-based telecommunications company Lingo Telecom has been fined $1 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its involvement in an illegal deepfake scam featuring President Biden.The scam involved the use of AI-generated audio recordings of President Biden's voice, disseminated through robocalls, aimed at preventing people from voting in the New Hampshire primary.

ChainCatcher news, according to U.Today, Elon Musk participated today in the "X Takeover" podcast hosted by a Tesla owner's Silicon Valley account on the X platform. Musk answered questions about his current views on Bitcoin and the issues he discussed regarding Bitcoin in a YouTube video two years ago.When asked about his views on Bitcoin, Musk stated that he does believe "Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies have value." The tech giant admitted that he has a preference for the original meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin because he likes "dogs and memes."However, Musk made it clear that he does not intend to promote any cryptocurrency. He added that at most he would only do so in a "joking manner." He also mentioned that if anyone sees a video of him promoting cryptocurrency, it must be a deepfake.

ChainCatcher message, the crypto community has discovered a large number of Deepfake fraud videos of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on the YouTube platform. In the videos, an AI-generated image of Brad Garlinghouse invites users to participate in XRP activities and asks viewers to send tokens to a "designated address."It is reported that Google's parent company, YouTube, has not removed the deceptive advertisement, and its trust and safety team stated that the ad does not violate relevant policies. In light of this, Brad Garlinghouse emphasized that only approved messages from Ripple's official accounts can be considered authentic and valid, urging users to be cautious and verify when facing potential scams.