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CEO of failed crypto firm, isn't a real person- $1 billion scam- update arrest made
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:15 am
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:15 am
No evidence he ever existed
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The CEO of Australian crypto outfit HyperVerse is a graduate of Cambridge, an alumnus of Goldman Sachs, and an entrepreneur who sold a company to Adobe. But there’s just one problem: He may not be real.
Steven Reece Lewis was introduced during an online global launch for the company in 2021 and appeared in multiple videos published by HyperVerse, according to an investigation by The Guardian. But after scrutinizing further, the outlet found that Cambridge, Goldman, and Adobe had zero evidence of interacting with Lewis.
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The HyperVerse website featured video endorsements of Lewis from celebrities such as actor and martial artist Chuck Norris, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, and boy band singer Lance Bass, although The Guardian suggests these endorsements may have been purchased on the personalized video website Cameo. Norris, Wozniak, and Bass likely weren’t aware of the company’s intentions when making the videos and are not suspected of any wrongdoing.
HyperVerse collected about $1.3 billion in 2022, the most that year of any alleged crypto scam, according to a report by the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
This post was edited on 1/8/24 at 12:35 pm
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Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:16 am to TigerintheNO
Would be way cooler if it was an AI firm instead of a crypto firm.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:18 am to TigerintheNO
Any dumbass that deals with a startup crypto firm deserves to be parted with their money.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:21 am to TigerintheNO
I get all my crypto recommendations from knowledgeable celebrities like Chuck Norris and Lance Bass
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:22 am to TigerintheNO
So if they have videos of him...was he an actor or something? 
This is fascinating stuff
This is fascinating stuff
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:26 am to TigerintheNO
Stuff like this will only get worse with AI when they can generate videos of meetings and such and you can’t tell the difference
Do your due diligence before investing
Do your due diligence before investing
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:31 am to TigerintheNO
What about Gamecoin!
Posted on 1/8/24 at 11:33 am to Fun Bunch
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So if they have videos of him...was he an actor or something?
Anyone else remember Max Headroom?
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:32 pm to Spasweezy
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What about Gamecoin
This.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:34 pm to Red Stick Rambler
Bitcoin Rodney arrested- from prison to million to prison
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A promoter of the HyperVerse crypto investment scheme has been arrested and charged in the US for his alleged role in the scheme, with court documents claiming he was part of a network that made “fraudulent promotional presentations” to investors and potential investors.
Rodney Burton, who goes by the name “Bitcoin Rodney”, was arrested in Florida on Friday and remains in custody pending transfer to Maryland, where the charges were laid. He has been charged with operating and conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleges in court documents that a network of promoters of the Hyper schemes made “fraudulent promotional presentations” for an investment operation that generated revenue from bitcoin mining, which the IRS alleges did not exist.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:38 pm to TigerintheNO
man - they fricked around and used Chuck Norris - they are about to find out in the worst possible way, the folly they made
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:38 pm to TigerintheNO
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:39 pm to Spasweezy
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What about Gamecoin!
I heavily invested in GameCoin after hearing multiple testimonials from an unnamed local sports radio personality that I thought I could trust.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:43 pm to TigerintheNO
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No evidence he ever existed
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:48 pm to TigerintheNO
Watch the new documentary Bitconned on Netflix. Wild shite.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:48 pm to TigerintheNO
He doesn’t exist. I conjured him up. It easy if you know the cracks in the system.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:53 pm to TigerintheNO
Centro Card ftw
Posted on 1/8/24 at 12:58 pm to TigerintheNO
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HyperVerse collected about $1.3 billion in 2022,
What does collected mean?
Posted on 1/8/24 at 1:06 pm to TigerintheNO
Is there anything legit about crypto? How do you know what companies you can trust?
Posted on 1/8/24 at 1:10 pm to carhartt
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Any dumbass that deals with a crypto firm deserves to be parted with their money.
Fixed
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