Shawn Presser Receives DM From Elizabeth Holmes Amid Crypto Group Scam Fears

To my absolute astonishment, straight out of an episode of “Silicon Valley”, people here created a “Shawn presser” coin. They raised nearly $4,000. I successfully transferred $450 to Coinbase.

I can’t believe I’m writing this. That took 30 minutes, but paid $4k. The crypto community literally forced me to take money, and it worked.

I have no actionable advice for anyone else. “Go viral” isn’t repeatable. I’m not allowed to mention the token, or rather they strongly discouraged me from mentioning it. But I can tell you with authority that (a) somehow people raised $3700 in SOL, and (b) to my jaw dropping astonishment I was able to transfer part of it to Coinbase. This is mortgage money, which means that crypto bros have somehow saved my house from foreclosure for another month.

I’m baffled it wasn’t a scam. Even Claude warned me not to engage with them in any way. But somehow I did the equivalent of finding a $3700 bill.

That means I owe a serious thank you to the crypto community. Which itself is surreal. I’m hesitant to even post this lest it sound like I was paid off. But I’m just as confused as you are.

Thank you to the crypto community for raising nearly $4k in donations for me. I don’t understand this at all beyond “there is now money in my Coinbase”, but money is money, and I’m honor bound and ethics bound to at least say thank you. I’ll do a more detailed write up in a few days when things have calmed down.

Back to chasing job leads. I’m absolutely amazed at this level of support. Thank you to everyone. I’m going to pay it forward whenever I can.

Hey Shawn, If you're temporarily between jobs, you could build a product from 0 to 1 and share it with the community. The more innovative and exciting the product is, the more exposure it gets, the more people love it, and the bigger the community grows. That, in turn, drives more trading of the token — and your income is directly tied to that trading volume.Think of it like a publicly listed company and its stock: the success of your product is closely linked to the popularity and strength of the token.I’ve carefully looked through everything you’ve been through since 2010, and it’s incredibly moving. You’re clearly a person with big dreams. Now, you have the chance to do what you love — whether that’s developing a game where the $SHAWN token serves as the in-game currency, building an AI product, or anything else that excites you. These are just ideas, of course. I’m sure you have plenty of your own. In the end, you wouldn’t have to worry about finding a traditional job. You could focus on completing the dreams you haven’t yet fulfilled, while steadily generating income and keeping your family stable. Your fans and the community will continue to support you, follow you, and help amplify your projects.Wishing you and your family all the best — smooth sailing ahead.