BitcoinNews on Nostr: X SUES BITCOIN INFLUENCER OVER ALLEGED £207,000 ENGAGEMENT FRAUD SCHEME X has sued ...
X SUES BITCOIN INFLUENCER OVER ALLEGED £207,000 ENGAGEMENT FRAUD SCHEME
X has sued the operators behind @Vivek4real_ and a network of Bitcoin and crypto accounts, alleging they manipulated engagement to fraudulently extract more than £207,000 from its creator revenue-sharing program.
The lawsuit names @Vivek4real_, @Bitcoin_Teddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest and @PolyBackTest among the accounts allegedly operated as a coordinated network.
X claims the accounts repeatedly liked, reposted and engaged with one another, published identical or near-identical content, and used a web of financial accounts to conceal their connections.
The company alleges @Vivek4real_ was also used to offer paid engagement-manipulation services to third parties and solicit additional high-follower accounts into the operation.
X suspended the accounts on August 18 and is now seeking to recover the allegedly improperly obtained funds.
Published at
2026-09-21 03:38:31 UTCEvent JSON
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