--- title: Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers description: Cryptocurrency promoters are targeting open-source AI developers through a new airdropping tactic using the Bags platform. The scheme involves creating... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/crypto-grifters-are-recruiting-open-source-ai-developers-q2ruymvbd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers | daily.dev og:description: Cryptocurrency promoters are targeting open-source AI developers through a new airdropping tactic using the Bags platform. The scheme involves creating... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/crypto-grifters-are-recruiting-open-source-ai-developers-q2ruymvbd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Q2rUYmvbd.png og:image:alt: Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers **[sean goedecke](https://daily.dev/sources/seangoedecke)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Cryptocurrency promoters are targeting open-source AI developers through a new airdropping tactic using the Bags platform. The scheme involves creating memecoins tied to developers' projects (like $RALPH and $GAS) without their consent, accumulating nominal market cap, then offering developers accumulated fees as "community support." The coins have no technical connection to the actual open-source projects they reference. This predatory practice exploits developers' status as community figures while misleading supporters who believe they're funding open-source work, when most profits go to insider traders who can sell into the hype. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@daniel8000** · 0 upvotes > Its amazing what grifters can figure out just to not engage in a decent job. **@byteoutlaw** · 0 upvotes > Wow nobody is safe any more! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Software Pump and Dump](https://daily.dev/posts/software-pump-and-dump-f4e21bwnt) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [An Inside Look at the Relay Market Powering Token Resellers and Fraud](https://daily.dev/posts/an-inside-look-at-the-relay-market-powering-token-resellers-and-fraud-njahgl92o) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#crypto](https://daily.dev/tags/crypto), [#ethics](https://daily.dev/tags/ethics), [#solana](https://daily.dev/tags/solana) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/crypto-grifters-are-recruiting-open-source-ai-developers-q2ruymvbd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Crypto grifters are recruiting open-source AI developers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/crypto-grifters-are-recruiting-open-source-ai-developers-q2ruymvbd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/crypto-grifters-are-recruiting-open-source-ai-developers-q2ruymvbd"},"datePublished":"2026-01-17T02:59:45.691Z","dateModified":"2026-01-17T03:00:04.031Z","description":"Cryptocurrency promoters are targeting open-source AI developers through a new airdropping tactic using the Bags platform. 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