{
  "id": 8174077,
  "title": "Cardano’s IOG warns users to avoid YouTube channel amid apparent hijack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cardanos-iog-warns-users-to-avoid-youtube-channel-amid-apparent-hijack",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:11:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardanos-iog-warns-users-to-avoid-youtube-channel-amid-giveaway-scam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Input Output Group (IOG) has cautioned its users to refrain from engaging with its YouTube channel, following the appearance of a video allegedly manipulated by artificial intelligence. The channel recently broadcasted a livestream purported to be a town hall meeting for Project Catalyst, a program dedicated to fostering community-driven innovation and grant distribution within the Cardano ecosystem. The livestream purported to be a town hall for Project Catalyst, a program dedicated to fostering community-driven innovation and grant distribution within the Cardano ecosystem. The livestream purported to be a town hall meeting for Project Catalyst, a program dedicated to fostering community-driven innovation and grant distribution within the Cardano ecosystem. IOG has urged users to forgo interacting with the channel until further notice, advising them to avoid clicking on links, sending funds, or sharing personal information in response to the channel's content. The video in question allegedly featured Cardano's founder, Charles Hoskinson, promising to \"double your wealth\" via a QR code, a claim IOG labeled as fraudulent. IOG highlighted the issue on its official X account, expressing concern over the potential implications of such deceptive practices.",
  "summary": "Input Output Group told users to avoid its YouTube channel after it began livestreaming a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson video promising to “double your wealth.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}