Crypto.com deletes Chinese checkers post after antisemitic response
Crypto.com’s X account was forced to delete a post featuring a crypto-themed Chinese checkers board after users began comparing it to the flag of Israel and making antisemitic remarks. The “commentary” account @trading_axe, which itself frequently shares antisemitic posts, used Crypto.com’s tweet to refer to the international Jewish conspiracy — the notion that there’s a powerful Jewish force running the world — and claim that the exchange was under Jewish control. After the post was deleted, @trading_axe claimed, “Crypto dot com just deleted their Jew symbology tweet after I quote tweeted them. Diabolical work.” The intended symbology, however, was nothing to do with any shadowy Jewish plot , but rather referenced the game of Chinese checkers. A game of Chinese checkers sourced from Wikimedia. Crypto.com’s caption read, “Strategy always beats luck.” Read more: US could offer Palestinians digital tokens to leave Gaza,...