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Sinisiyasat ng Kagawaran ng Hustisya ang Mga Tagapagtatag ng Saber Labs Tungkol sa Mga Proyektong Batay sa Solana: Mga Pinagmumulan

Ang pagsisiyasat ay kasunod ng isang CoinDesk expose na nagpakita na sina Ian at Dylan Macalinao ay gumamit ng web ng 11 pseudonymous na pagkakakilanlan upang bumuo ng isang ecosystem ng magkakaugnay na mga produktong pinansyal sa paligid ng Saber.

Ian Macalinao, one of the Saber brothers (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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The Macalinao Brothers Leave VC Firm After CoinDesk Exposé

Prolific crypto developers Ian and Dylan Macalinao have left their venture capital firm Protagonist VC. This comes after the Macalinao brothers used a web of secret identities to juice the value of their Solana-based DeFi project "Saber" and later pivoted to startup investing with a $100 million fund, as CoinDesk reported in August. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest fallout of the crypto industry's pseudonymous economy.

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How 2 Brothers Faked a Defi Ecosystem Using Anonymous Personas

A CoinDesk investigation revealed how the Macalinao brothers used a web of bogus identities to create the illusion of a developer community, juicing value on the Saber protocol and Solana blockchain. CoinDesk Deputy Managing Editor Tracy Wang discusses the key takeaways and the impact on the future of DeFi.

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