Deedy (ex-Google Search, now Partner at Menlo Ventures) just dropped one of the most viral tech-meets-meme posts of the year, and it's equal parts hilarious and terrifying.

In a single prompt with Nano Banana Pro, he generated an image so photorealistic that it instantly makes every system still using image uploads for verification look like it's running on Windows 95.

The image? A real-looking restaurant receipt from Prospect in San Francisco totaling exactly $420.69 (yes, the number is intentional) placed right next to a perfectly forged United States passport… for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Look at the details:

• The receipt math is 100% correct (subtotal $354.53 → CA tax $31.16 → suggested gratuity $35.00 → total $420.69)
• Passport has correct fonts, machine-readable zone, signature strip, even the tiny eagle holograms
• Xi's photo looks like it was taken at the DMV yesterday
• Birth place listed as Beijing, but nationality "American" nationality – the ultimate citizenship jump meme

Deedy's caption says it all:

"You can generate fake receipts, KYC or passports with Nano Banana Pro in just one prompt.
Previous models didn’t have this level of fidelity. It even gets the math perfectly right.
Obsolete systems using images as a verification method must be deprecated."

He followed up with the only realistic short-term fix: QR codes with cryptographic signatures or real-time digital authentication.

The replies are gold. People immediately pointed out:

• E-commerce return fraud using AI-broken product photos
• Food delivery refund scams with edited images
• Someone already built an app to detect if an image was camera-captured vs generated
• Google’s SynthID watermark was brought up, but Deedy correctly noted most platforms won’t implement detection in time, and future models will likely strip or avoid watermarks anyway

This isn't just a funny meme anymore – it's a five-alarm fire for any system that trusts static images.

In crypto and meme coin world especially, where KYC is often just “upload your passport selfie” or projects ask for proof-of-whatever via screenshot, this is catastrophic. Your favorite dog coin rugpulling you was bad enough; now anyone can fake their entire identity in seconds.

On the fun side, meme coin communities are about to enter a golden age. PFPs, banners, fake news screenshots, “leaked” roadmaps – all going to be generated with perfect fidelity in one shot. The memes are about to get dangerously good.

Bottom line: if your protocol or platform still accepts plain image uploads as proof of anything in late 2025, it's already compromised.

Welcome to the future. The rubber stamp under the tree is starting to look pretty good again.