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X Sues UK Duo Over Alleged $278K Bitcoin Payout Fraud

The platform alleges two UK users manipulated crypto-focused accounts to obtain funds through its creator revenue-sharing program.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 21 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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First reported by The Block, 10 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 21 Sept 2026. The Block published first, on 21 September at 09:24 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 11 min later. The most recent article, from decrypt.co, appeared on 21 September at 20:16 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), The Block, Cointelegraph.com News, decrypt.co.

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  1. X sues its own users for running a fake bitcoin news bot farm CoinDesk ·
  2. X Sues Two Bitcoin Influencers Over Bot Army That Milked Creator Payouts decrypt.co
  3. X sues Bitcoin account operators over alleged $278K payout fraud Cointelegraph.com News
  4. X sues UK duo over alleged $277K crypto account payout fraud The Block

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