Metallica’s Official X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Solana Coin METAL

American heavy metal band Metallica, renowned for its 121 million album sales, has recently encountered cryptocurrency scammers. The band’s official X account was hijacked to push a counterfeit Solana-based meme coin using the ticker METAL. The scam promoted the token as a partnership initiative with Ticketmaster, adding offers such as merchandise purchases and staking rewards.