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AI-based blockchain CryptoGPT is now valued at $250 million, but critics are fearful it's merely a scam.
CryptoGPT, a zero-knowledge layer 2 blockchain, hit the valuation after raising $10 million in a Series A funding round led by market maker DWF Labs. 
Its web3-focused AI assistant "Alex" was recently rolled out by the firm, which is touted as "the public library of the internet, powered by OpenAI models," according to CryptoGPT's <a href="https://alex.cryptogpt.org/?ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">website</a>. "Ask any question, and it will find an answer."
Funding will go towards growing CryptoGPT's developer globally and build upon its Asian market presence.
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Its aim is to allow users to earn money by monetizing data across fitness, dating, gaming and education. There are also plans to roll out NFTs for users to store their data.
CryptoGPT's native token GPT was issued in March, and has a market cap of over $12 million.
<h2 id="header-0">Twitter backlash</h2>
As exciting as a ChatGPT-crypto hybrid may seem, critics are calling the project a scam. Blockworks founder Jason Yanowitz highlights how Jamila Jelani was listed as CryptoGPT's CEO and founder, but her title was later changed to "marketer," before being removed completely from the firm's website. 
Yanowitz also questions whether CryptoGPT CTO Dejan Ejra even worked at Ripple Net, as he claimed. Art Bagdonas, who is listed as the company's ecosystem lead is equally as suspicious, according to Yanowitz.
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The crypto figurehead also expresses concern about DWF's legitimacy and describes CryptoGPT's 2 million users as an "absurd claim."
He further argues that CryptoGPT's other token, DXP isn't a real token, and suggests that the company's 30-day refundable NFT is "just illegal."
<blockquote>
 Gut take: CryptoGPT is an outright scam I wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole 🧵 <a href="https://t.co/ZnYVNQGuTd?ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/ZnYVNQGuTd</a>— Yano 🟪 (@JasonYanowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1645557179041329152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">April 10, 2023</a>
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Another Twitter user claimed that CryptoGPT's Alex is using OpenAI's API, which in doing so is an "outright scam."
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 CryptoGPT's own chatbot 'Alex' confirmed they're using <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@OpenAI</a>'s API. This is an outright scam. <a href="https://t.co/4xxe3YvdwV?ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/4xxe3YvdwV</a>— Greg Osuri (@gregosuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/gregosuri/status/1645609129640357889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=blockhead.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">April 11, 2023</a>
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