Musk's Reply to Hacked Account Sends SLINK Token to $0 After Brief Surge

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2026-09-05 01:11:28

On September 5, Elon Musk mistakenly replied to a hacked X account (@shivon), which had posted about the SLINK project. Musk's '100 score' emoji response drove SLINK's market cap briefly above $40 million before it crashed to zero. Trader Aurelius0121 lost $250,000 after buying the token, thinking Musk was supporting his partner's project. The account has since deleted the posts and is believed to be compromised. Shivon Zilis, the account owner, is Neuralink's operations director and the mother of several of Musk's children.

The Incident

On September 5, on-chain analytics firm Arkham said Elon Musk seems to have accidentally replied to a hacked X account, formerly Twitter. The account was @shivon. While it was compromised, it published two messages about the SLINK project. Musk answered with a "100 score" emoji. That was enough to set off market speculation that he was backing the token.

For a moment, SLINK's market capitalization jumped past $40 million. Then it fell apart, dropping to near zero. The posts on @shivon have since been deleted, and the account is believed to have been hacked.

Trader's Loss

Trader Aurelius0121 said he noticed Musk interacting with the @shivon account and took that as a sign Musk was backing a project tied to his romantic partner. So he bought about $250,000 worth of SLINK tokens. Then the price cratered to zero. His entire position was wiped out.

Background of the Account Owner

Shivon Zilis, the person behind the @shivon account, is a Canadian tech executive and venture capitalist. She is currently the Director of Operations and Special Projects at Neuralink, Musk's brain-computer interface company. And she is also the mother of several of Musk's children.

This article was originally published by Bit.Fan. For more cryptocurrency news and market insights, visit www.bit.fan.

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