Back to collectionA Whitelist Prize Comes with a Warning About Impersonators
Background: The DAG mint had not yet begun. Today: Another round of the weekend drawing game took place, and the winners received DAG whitelist spots. Impact and next steps: The whitelist activity continued to give the community a way to participate, while the repeated instructions made scam recognition part of preparing to mint.
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Background: The DAG mint had not yet begun. The community was competing for whitelist access while trying to distinguish official instructions from impersonators’ lures. The weekend’s drawing game brought people together, putting both the prize slots and security reminders in view.
Today: Another round of the weekend drawing game took place, and the winners received DAG whitelist spots. That evening, the official account reposted the minting instructions and attached screenshots of messages from impersonators, repeating: “We will never DM you.” The game gave members a way to compete for access; the screenshots made the risk concrete.
Impact and next steps: The whitelist activity continued to give the community a way to participate, while the repeated instructions made scam recognition part of preparing to mint. The mint date was still unknown, so members needed to watch for eligibility information and keep to official channels.