https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bv8dwv/cryptocurrency-scams-have-plagued-twitter-for-years

A Bitcoin scam in which the Twitter accounts for Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Apple, and more began soliciting bitcoins from people on Wednesday was so massive that Twitter temporarily limited the functionality of all verified accounts on the platform, but in many ways, it was nothing new.

This isn’t the first time a widespread cryptocurrency scam has plagued Twitter; in fact, scams involving impersonation and even hacking verified accounts have run rampant on the social media platform for years. Yesterday’s hack was by far one of the largest incidents to date, but followed a playbook similar to Twitter-based Bitcoin scams of the recent past.