X Sues Bitcoin Account Network Over £207,000 in Fake Engagement Payouts
X has sued two users in London's High Court, alleging they ran a coordinated network of Bitcoin accounts to manufacture engagement and collect payouts from its Creator Revenue Sharing program. The company says the scheme generated at least £207,384 and cost it at least £75,000 to investigate.
- Claim filed September 17 in the High Court of Justice against two users and "persons unknown"
- Six accounts collected Creator Revenue Sharing payouts from August 2023 to February 2026
- Scheme produced at least £207,384; X spent at least £75,000 investigating it
- Accounts were suspended August 18 for coordinated revenue sharing fraud and manipulation
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