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Paraguay President's X Account Hacked, Shares Bitcoin Scam
Santiago Peña's account said that bitcoin would be made legal tender.
Updated Jun 10, 2025, 1:17 p.m. Published Jun 9, 2025, 6:11 p.m.
What to know:
- The X account of Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was hacked, falsely announcing that bitcoin would be made legal tender in the South American nation.
- The official page of the Presidency of Paraguay posted that the information was false.
- Paraguay hosts significant bitcoin mining operations but lacks a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework.
The X account of the President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, was hacked on Monday.
The account posted that Paraguay was making bitcoin legal tender, constituting a bitcoin reserve and issuing bitcoin bonds. It also invited investors to donate to a bitcoin wallet.
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"Investors: your investment today will determine the scale of this rollout. Secure your stake in Bitcoin," the message said in English. Peña's previous posts were all written in Spanish.
The official page of the Presidency of Paraguay posted on X that the bitcoin-related information was false and that a non-authorized person may have accessed the account.
Paraguay has become home to large bitcoin mining operations, especially belonging to . Unlike El Salvador, however, it has yet to establish a proper crypto regulatory framework.
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