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Sydney Sweeney's X account has been hacked to promote the cryptocurrency that bears her name

The X account of American actress Sydney Sweeney was hacked with posts promoting the cryptocurrency named after her, which has since been deleted. The Solana-based token, SWEENEY, amassed more than $10 million in trading volume within two hours of its launch on July 2, thanks to multiple promotional posts from Sweeney's X account. The price of SWEENEY fell nearly 90% in just over an hour starting at 6:15pm UTC, though it has since rebounded. Its market cap is currently $1.20 million, down from its peak of $3.85 million, according to DEX Screener data. The token, along with the admin of a Telegram channel shared on Sweeney's X account, appears to be responsible for the hack.