Your verified customers are for sale: The rise of account farms
THE SO WHAT
Account farms turning "verified" users into a tradable asset erode the trust layer that KYC and badges were supposed to create. If you depend on verified status for fraud control or reputation, assume that signal is compromised and invest in behavioral and network-based checks instead.
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