Overview
- A counterfeit livestream ran during Nvidia’s October 28 GTC keynote in Washington, D.C., using an AI-generated impersonation of CEO Jensen Huang.
- The fake drew roughly 90,000–100,000 concurrent viewers versus about 12,000–20,000 for the official stream after YouTube search placed it higher.
- The broadcast promoted a supposed “crypto mass adoption event” and displayed a QR code soliciting cryptocurrency from viewers.
- The stream appeared under channel names reported as Offxbeatz and “NVIDIA Live” and was taken down after being flagged by CRN editor Dylan Martin and others.
- It remains unclear whether viewers sent funds or suffered losses, leaving broader questions about real-time detection and platform safeguards.