Harry Potter's 'Malfoy', Is He Starting a Cryptocurrency Business? Announces Launch of Galleon Token

Uk Jin

Summary

Tom Felton announced the launch of the cryptocurrency Galleon (GALLEON), sparking interest among investors.
The announcement was made through his social media account, raising concerns about the possibility of hacking.
It was reported that there is a mix of positive reactions and skepticism among users.

Tom Felton, who played the role of Malfoy in the Harry Potter series, which was extremely popular in Korea, has sparked interest by posting about cryptocurrency.

On the 27th (local time), Tom Felton announced on his X (formerly Twitter) that "this year marks the 24th anniversary of my first appearance as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series," and "to commemorate this, I have decided to launch Galleon (GALLEON)."

However, opinions among investors are divided. This is because it has been frequent for social media (SNS) accounts of celebrities to be hacked and posts about "launching cryptocurrency" to appear. X users are showing mixed reactions such as "Was it hacked?" and "Great."