利用流行病：尼日利亞人接受不斷點擊 Telegram 上的手機螢幕的特殊趨勢，相信他們正在挖掘加密貨幣

面對經濟困難和對財務成功的迫切渴望，一些尼日利亞人出現了一種特殊的趨勢，他們不斷地點擊手機螢幕上的 Telegram，相信他們正在挖掘加密貨幣。

Nigerians are embracing a new trend to earn cryptocurrency by constantly tapping their phone screens on Telegram, following a campaign by a cryptocurrency company called Tapswap to promote its coin and Web 3.

在一家名為 Tapswap 的加密貨幣公司發起宣傳其貨幣和 Web 3 的活動之後，尼日利亞人正在擁抱一種透過不斷點擊手機螢幕上 Telegram 來賺取加密貨幣的新趨勢。

Participants are promised rewards in the form of airdrops for completing certain tasks and referring others, leading to a widespread activity of phone tapping, with users believing they're mining currency.

參與者承諾完成某些任務並推薦其他人時會獲得空投形式的獎勵，從而導致電話竊聽活動廣泛存在，用戶認為他們正在挖掘貨幣。

A viral video on X (formerly Twitter) shows a tricycle rider attempting to navigate traffic while simultaneously tapping his phone, and another trending clip on Facebook features a young woman using both hands and feet to tap on three different phones simultaneously to meet her target. These have raised concerns about the safety of Tapswap and potential for addiction.

X（以前稱為Twitter）上的一段病毒影片顯示，一名三輪車騎士試圖在交通中同時點擊手機，而Facebook 上的另一個熱門影片則顯示一名年輕女子用手和腳同時點擊三部不同的手機來實現她的目標。這些引發了人們對 Tapswap 安全性和成癮可能性的擔憂。

Oluwafunmilayo Emmanuel, a journalist based in Abuja, shared her experience with Tapswap: “I tap intermittently. I tap at work, I tap when I get back home. Although I can’t tap as much when I’m at work, I tap more when I’m at home. I tap deep into the night.”

阿布賈的記者 Oluwafunmilayo Emmanuel 分享了她使用 Tapswap 的經歷：「我間歇性地點擊。我在工作時敲擊，當我回到家時我敲擊。雖然我在工作時敲擊的次數不多，但在家時我敲擊的次數較多。我敲擊著深夜。

Emmanuel explained that the app is designed to continue “mining” even when users aren’t actively tapping. She views her involvement as a business venture, citing previous success with platforms like Notcoin, which paid her money.

伊曼紐爾解釋說，該應用程式的設計目的是即使用戶沒有主動點擊，也可以繼續「挖掘」。她將自己的參與視為一次商業冒險，並引用了先前在 Notcoin 等平台上取得的成功，這些平台為她支付了資金。

The journalist has been a crypto trader for a long time and got introduced to Tapswap through her younger brother who regularly surfs the internet and brings to their notice any opportunity to make money.

這位記者長期以來一直是加密貨幣交易員，並透過她的弟弟介紹了 Tapswap，她的弟弟經常上網，並讓他們注意到任何賺錢的機會。

Emmanuel said she first joined crypto currency trading for fun, but later took it seriously when crypto platforms like notcoin paid her.

Emmanuel 表示，她最初加入加密貨幣交易只是為了​​好玩，但後來當 notcoin 等加密貨幣平台向她付款時，她才認真起來。

“I’m into it now because it’s paying my bills. It’s like I’m doing a business now,” she said.

「我現在很投入，因為它可以支付我的帳單。這就像我現在在做生意一樣，」她說。

Speaking further on her experience with Tapswap, the journalist said: “The experience has been awesome, although many say that it’s for lazy people, but I doubt it because trading in crypto requires so much dedication and time. You know when you’re a crypto trader you always have to be online looking out for when the coins will drop so that you can quickly buy and lookout for when they’re going up so that you can quickly sell.

這位記者進一步談到了她在Tapswap 上的經歷，她說：「這種經歷非常棒，儘管很多人說這是為了懶惰的人，但我對此表示懷疑，因為加密貨幣交易需要太多的奉獻和時間。你知道，當你是加密貨幣交易者時，你總是必須在線關注代幣何時會下跌，以便你可以快速買入，並關注它們何時上漲，以便你可以快速賣出。

“So it is tasking, but totally an awesome experience. You do it from the convenience of your home. All you need is your mental capability and mental strength to do it.

「所以這是一項艱鉅的任務，但絕對是一次很棒的經歷。您可以在家中方便地進行操作。你所需要的只是你的心理能力和精神力量來做到這一點。

“It’s something I’ll encourage young people to do as a side hustle. You can do it while you’re on your way to work. Even when you’re sleeping, you’re making money. All you need to do is go to your phone, open Tapswap, leave your phone on and it keeps tapping into millions.”

「我會鼓勵年輕人將其作為副業。您可以在上班途中完成此操作。即使你在睡覺，你也在賺錢。你所需要做的就是打開你的手機，打開 Tapswap，讓你的手機保持開機狀態，它就會不斷地吸引數以百萬計的用戶。

According to Emmanuel, she earned N70k from Notcoin and used money to sort her bills. She’s, however, yet to earn anything from Tapswap and prays that it pays soon.

據 Emmanuel 說，她從 Notcoin 賺了 7 萬奈拉，並用錢來整理帳單。然而，她還沒有從 Tapswap 賺到任何錢，並祈禱它能盡快得到回報。

Usman I. Zakkariya, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Kaduna State, is another crypto enthusiast who dedicates 5-10 minutes daily to tapping, having purchased a bot to automate the process for him.

Usman I. Zakkariya 是卡杜納州的一名現役國家青年服務隊(NYSC) 成員，也是另一位加密貨幣愛好者，他每天花5 到10 分鐘進行竊聽，併購買了一個機器人來為他自動化該過程。

“For Tapswap, we created a group on Telegram so that when you click on a link, it takes you to the bot that keeps tapping for you. As you tap, your points increase. So, you’re expected to keep tapping for like 2 to 3 months. Anytime you click on that bot, your points continue to increase.”

「對於 Tapswap，我們在 Telegram 上建立了一個群組，這樣當您點擊連結時，它會將您帶到不斷為您點擊的機器人。當您點擊時，您的積分就會增加。因此，您需要持續點擊 2 到 3 個月。每當您點擊該機器人時，您的積分就會不斷增加。

Zakkariya said he has been into crypto trading for over 5 years, and has benefited from different mining platforms like Notcoin which gave him $200.

Zakkariya 表示，他從事加密貨幣交易已有 5 年多了，並從 Notcoin 等不同挖礦平台中受益，該平台為他帶來了 200 美元。

Like Emmanuel, Zakkariya noted that he’s yet to earn from Tapswap because it’s a new project.

和 Emmanuel 一樣，Zakkariya 指出，他還沒有從 Tapswap 中獲得收入，因為這是一個新項目。

“But they said the mining process will end by the end of this month and they’ll begin the process of converting the coins accumulated into Tapswap coins.

「但他們表示，採礦過程將在本月底結束，他們將開始將累積的代幣轉換為 Tapswap 代幣。

“Like what happened to us in Notcoin, every one million is equivalent to one thousand notes, so that if you have ten million coins, you have ten thousand notes.”

「就像我們在Notcoin中發生的事情一樣，每100萬相當於1000張紙幣，所以如果你有1000萬個硬幣，你就有10000張紙幣。”

Asked if he suspects that Tapswap is a scam, the NYSC member said: “I cannot say it’s a scam or legit because if some projects want to scam people, they’ll ask them to deposit additional coins into the project. Like what’s happening to Tapswap now, they said for people to double the point accumulated, they have to deposit one ton coin.

當被問及是否懷疑Tapswap 是一個騙局時，這位NYSC 成員表示：「我不能說這是一個騙局或合法的，因為如果某些項目想要詐騙人們，他們會要求他們向該項目存入額外的代幣。就像 Tapswap 現在發生的事情一樣，他們說，為了讓人們累積的積分翻倍，他們必須存入一噸硬幣。

“A coin makes one ton. And the price of each is almost $7.1. So they said for them to double their points in dollars, you have to deposit that one ton to them. So that’s why people think Tapswap is a scam.”

「一枚硬幣可以換成一噸。每個的價格幾乎是 7.1 美元。所以他們說，要讓他們的美元積分加倍，你必須存入一噸錢給他們。這就是為什麼人們認為 Tapswap 是一個騙局。

Zakkariya was introduced to Tapswap by a crypto influencer he met on Facebook, who told him about the new mining project powered by the Solana blockchain.

Zakkariya 在 Facebook 上認識的一位加密貨幣影響者向他介紹了 Tapswap，後者向他介紹了由 Solana 區塊鏈支援的新挖礦項目。

Adekunle Michael,

阿德昆勒·邁克爾，