Cardano IOG warns users after YouTube channel hijack
Cardano (ADA)
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Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Input Output Group warned Cardano users to avoid its YouTube channel on September 18. The warning followed an apparent takeover that resulted in a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson livestream promoting a cryptocurrency giveaway.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ADA, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ADA trades at $0.2626 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 52.9%, slightly above the 24-hour ratio of 51.3%. The 4-hour buy ratio stands at 55.3%, indicating that buying pressure is building over the short term. Volume deltas show +$108,720 in the last hour and +$1,565,402 over four hours, contrasting with a 24-hour delta of +$615,585. This suggests that recent buying activity has accelerated compared to the daily average. The CVD for the 24-hour close is +$1,812,831, confirming net inflows. Net buying occurred for 16 of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.6% sits at the 5th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ADA, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 48.6%, making today's 51.3% ratio an increase of 2.8 points. This marks a shift from the previous week, where only 1 of 7 days saw net buying. Volume for the day is 0.83x the average, and the 8-day volume delta totals -$6,591,513. The price has changed -1.0% over eight days. This day is unusual for its sustained net buying hours compared to the weekly average of just one day.