As with most dramatic pop culture moments, it all started with an Instagram story.

“Are you guys into crypto????” Kim Kardashian posted to her 250 million Instagram followers last June.

“This is not financial advice but sharing what my friends just told me about the Ethereum Max token! A few minutes ago Ethereum Max burned 400 trillion tokens—literally 50% of their admin wallet giving back to the entire E-Max community.”

Now, Kardashian is among a slew of celebrities being sued by investors of Ethereum Max, in what is being considered a pump and dump scheme.

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Also being sued are boxer Floyd Mayweather and NBA supermegacelebrity Paul Pierce, who in addition used their social media money owed to put up approximately Ethereum Max ultimate spring among May and June. Ethereum Max peaked on May thirty-first 2021, earlier than falling notably over the subsequent numerous weeks. The token has misplaced almost 97% of its price.

The class action complaint claims that the celebrities were already paid in tokens for their sponsorships, so their posts effectively convinced thousands of Kardashian’s loyal fans to invest in something that suddenly became worthless. “In truth, Defendants marketed the EMAX Tokens to investors so that they could sell their portion of the Float for a profit.” It also alleges violations of state consumer protection laws.

Kardashian has but to touch upon her involvement withinside the scheme, however, she isn’t the primary movie star to inspire their fanatics to do something like this.

So if your favourite celeb tells you to invest in something on an IG story, maybe do some research first to be safe.

 

{Source: B.Scott}