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FC Barcelona Instagram account is promoting the new ‘$FCB’ cryptocurrency token as an official club launch.

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In October 2025, FC Barcelona’s official Instagram account (with over 140 million followers) was hacked and used to promote a fake cryptocurrency token called “$FCB” on the Solana blockchain. The club later acknowledged the hack and confirmed the posts were removed. The posts claimed the club was “going to the moon” and encouraged fans to invest, leading to significant losses for some users. The claim that the token was an official club launch is false; it was a scam run by hackers exploiting the club’s social network. Sources like Gulf News and BarcaUniversal cover the incident in detail.

https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/barcelona-instagram-hacked-to-promote-fake-fcb-coin-in-new-solana-crypto-scam-1.500297716?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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