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Kids steal >$50m every weekend via Coinbase CEX account takeovers. Coinbase has failed to understand, detect, or stop these for over a year. Coinbase instead decided to build a feature that gives scammers a direct, encrypted line to all their wallet users. Incredible.

1K likes55 repliesPosted May 14, 2025

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Based on absolute engagement — the platform doesn’t expose follower counts here, so large accounts score higher.

From likes, comments.

Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Points at real customers, users or results as evidence rather than assertion.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity, Pattern interrupt, Social proof
Written for: Product teams

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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