A protester holds up a sign during a rally against new pandemic laws and vaccination warrants in Melbourne on December 4, 2021. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP via Getty Images)
If you ask the developers of a new cryptocurrency called Unvaxxed Sperm if they are against vaccines, they will claim to be uncertain.
“We are not anti-vaccines,” one of the developers named Jason, who provided only his first name, told VICE News, saying the project is “here to ensure the continuity of an objective scientific investigation and freedom of speech. “
But moments later, another developer who did not reveal his identity and simply goes by the name ‘Fauci’ said, “To a certain extent, I would say that we are anti-vaccine.
To be very clear, Unvaxxed Sperm and the people behind it are not anti-vaccine to some extent; they are completely anti-vaccine, baselessly claiming that 90 percent of the population does not need to take a COVID-19 vaccine and advocating that the pandemic can be medicated with alternative remedies like ivermectin, even though the only studies to claim the drug generally prescribed as a horse dewormer can treat COVID-19 have been retracted.
Unvaxxed Sperm launched just over a week ago and has seen explosive growth last Thursday and Friday. However, over the weekend, the price fell again, leaving many members of the group’s Telegram channel wondering about the future of the coin – which trades as “nuBTC” – and if it was all a scam.
“Dang, what happened here,” one wrote on Telegram Monday morning.
Cryptocurrency is an offshoot, or fork, of SafeMoon, a cryptocurrency that went viral earlier this year thanks to the support of celebrities like Jake Paul and KEEMSTAR.
“Fauci” said he had a group of around seven “cryptocurrency veterans” advising him on the project, although he was unwilling to name any. When VICE News pointed out that the anonymity surrounding the project could give the impression that this project could be a scam, “Fauci” said such a situation was not unusual in crypto circles, adding that one One of the advantages of blockchain technology was confidentiality and anonymity.
While this is true, this aspect of the crypto-culture has also allowed many fraudulent developers to disappear with people’s money without getting caught, and has encouraged a tendency to promote so-called “doxxed devs” for confer legitimacy on a project by having a public face. .
While SafeMoon has promised to make investors rich, the developers behind Unvaxxed Sperm say their plan is to use the memorable nature of their coin to go viral and draw people to their anti-vaccine community, promising big plans that include a “pureblood” version of Tinder, cryogenically frozen unvaccinated sperm, and something called “Project Super Sperm.”
It should be noted, however, that many new crypto projects seek to entice investors by touting a vague and unrealistic roadmap of new features and experiences like an app or a game. Some of these promises turn out to be luring. a scam. Meanwhile, the Unvaxxed Sperm whitepaper page (where project developers typically outline their schematics in detail) is blank and only says “cum soon.”
The developers say they were inspired by the success of a “Let’s Go Brandon” cryptocurrency that gained momentum last month when right-wing commentator Candace Owens backed it up.
“It really showed me that the political movement can kind of happen on the blockchain,” “Fauci” told VICE News. “You can really organize yourself on the blockchain and it’s a much harder thing to take down just because of the decentralized nature of it all. “
Then they saw protesters at an anti-vaxxer protest holding signs that read: “Unvaxxed Sperm is the new Bitcoin.” This is based on the mistaken belief that in the future the sperm and eggs of unvaccinated people will be worth a fortune when people realize that COVID-19 vaccines have damaged their ability to procreate.
In fact, studies have shown that getting the vaccine does not affect the quality or number of sperm. “There is some evidence that the vaccine is safe for men and does not affect sperm production / quality,” Dr Tony Chen, clinical assistant professor in the department of urology told VICE News. from the Stanford School of Medicine.
The developers compare their project to the power of memes ahead of the 2016 election, attracting people who were not generally engaged in politics in the Republican Party and supporting former President Donald Trump.
Many cryptocurrencies attract investors with promises of benefits that ultimately do not materialize. And in the case of Unvaxxed Sperm, cryptocurrency is just the start of their plans. The next step will be a DAO or decentralized autonomous organization, which the developers say will allow investors to vote on a variety of topics, including which groups or individuals the project is expected to give money to. This list includes a list of anti-vaxxer doctors, influencers, and crooks, who are already making a lot of money talking about and selling fake health supplements based on their infamy within the anti-vaxxer community.
The developers also plan to launch a version of Tinder for “pursbloods”. The term “pureblood” – taken from the “Harry Potter” books – has become a rallying cry for unvaccinated people who are trying to reclaim the term as a way to tout their “superiority” over their trapped fellow citizens.
From there, however, the project’s plans become even more ambitious and lopsided.
The “Freedom Apothecary,” an online marketplace where people can buy “suppressed supplements and drugs,” such as ivermectin (using their crypto Unvaxxed Sperm, of course), is expected to launch in the first half of 2022.
And in the third quarter of 2022, they plan to launch “Operation Noah’s Ark”, a benchmark for cryogenic freezing of unvaxxed sperm and ova, which, in the worst case, “would be necessary for the continuity of the human race, ”Jason said. .
Finally, in the last three months of 2022 there will be “Project Super Sperm” but the developers couldn’t say more about it. “It’s secret,” they insisted. “We can’t really get into that right now; it’s kind of a work in progress.
The developers seem confident that the viral nature of the Unvaxxed Sperm cryptocurrency will help open the eyes of millions to the “truth” about COVID-19 vaccines, claiming that once people start investigating the community , they will quickly be convinced.
But a quick peek through the memes-rich Telegram channel where investors talk to each other and developers, it’s clear that people who invest in Unvaxxed Sperm have absolutely no interest in hearing about the effectiveness of the. ivermectin and only interested in making money.
When Jason announced Monday morning that “Fauci” had been hospitalized but plans were progressing normally and the price was expected to start climbing again, a user called Dave responded by writing, “Wow. Great fucking news. Time for a laugh, guys.
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