Tag: Influencers
CZ, Binance, influencers face $1B lawsuit for unregistered securities promo
Just five days after Binance and its CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao got sued by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for alleged tra [...]
TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers
Another person familiar with the plans noted that TikTok was paying for the cost of sending influencers to D.C. It was not clear which influencers wo [...]
FTX influencers face $1 Billion class-action lawsuit over alleged crypto fraud promotion
A class-action suit led by Edwin Garrison has been filed against “FTX influencers,” mostly on YouTuber, seeking $1 billion because they “promoted FTX [...]
How Social Media Influencers Fed Bankman-Fried's Cult of Personality
Creators took money that was likely stolen from FTX customers to promote a Ponzi scheme. If they truly care, they should take the money they received [...]
Google Ads-delivered malware drains NFT influencer’s entire crypto wallet
An NFT influencer claims to have lost “a life-changing amount” of their net worth in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto after accidentally downloadi [...]
Taking down crypto influencers is one step that would help to heal the market
However, the crypto space is notoriously fickle, and the collapse of once-established companies such as Celsius and FTX are stark examples of how peop [...]
SEC issues subpoena to influencers promoting HEX, PulseChain and PulseX
Over several years, social media influencers have earned a bad rep among regulators for shilling risky and unvetted tokens to millions of investors. P [...]
MiCA bill contains a clear warning for crypto influencers
The European Union (EU) bill aiming to regulate cryptocurrencies could result in crypto influencers being charged with market manipulation if they fai [...]
Social Media & Crypto Influencers Who Got It Wrong
In what may have been his most consequential failed tout, Armstrong was one of the most vocal supporters of crypto lender Celsius Network. He first ta [...]
Potential US ban is a reminder that influencers should dump TikTok
People are often skeptical about Web3, many of them influencers and digital content creators. Notably, many of those most reluctant to embrace Web3 ar [...]
Influencers Are Responsible for 92% of Crypto Ad Violations In India, Report Says
"We have taken up a total of 453 ad complaints related to Virtual Digital Assets till now (Jan 2022 to May 2022). Of them, 447 relate to influencers. [...]
Crypto influencers allegedly weaponize conspiracies to fleece QAnon followers
Two QAnon-affiliated conspiracy theorist influencers allegedly caused their followers millions of dollars in losses by running a cryptocurrency pump-a [...]
Black personal finance influencers focus on financial freedom
Troy Millings, left, and Rashad Bilal of Earn Your LeisureSource: Earn Your LeisureSocial influencers focused on financial education for the Black com [...]
Influencers and followers need more protection, say MPs
MPs call for more protection for social media influencers and their young followers.
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Ireland’s Central Bank Warns of ‘Misleading’ Crypto Ads by Social Media Influencers
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