#CryptoScamSurge A few months ago, while exploring new projects in the crypto ecosystem, I came across a YouTube channel that was broadcasting a supposed live interview with Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. The video had thousands of viewers and a message on the screen invited viewers to send XRP to an address to double the amount as part of a "special community event". Everything seemed legitimate: the logo, the voice, even the graphics matched the official ones.