Kanye West Aka Ye was paid 2 million dollars to scam his fan based on social media X but he refused
Kanye West, who now goes by the stage name Ye, said he turned down a $2 million offer to participate in a cryptocurrency scam. The scheme reportedly involved him posting a fraudulent cryptocurrency ad to his 32.6 million followers and claiming that his account had been hacked hours later. By that point, the victim would have lost a significant amount of money.
“I was offered $2 million to scam my community. Those people gave up. I said no and stopped working with the person who offered it,” West said in the February 7 X post.
West was asked to leave station X within 8 hours.
West included a screenshot in his post revealing how the scam promoting a “fake ye coin” would play out.
The offer promised an upfront payment of $750,000 to West for sharing the crypto ad and keeping it running for eight hours, followed by a $1.25 million payment after 16 hours.
“The company asking you to do this is defrauding the public of tens of millions of dollars,” the message reads.
An hour later, West shared a screenshot of a private chat where he asked an unnamed X user to share a “crypto connection” name without a middleman.
The user responded by naming Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and asking for his phone number for West.
Nguồn: He/Kanye West
Many crypto commentators have commented on this development.
Cryptocurrency commentator Armeanio said West should consider using crypto to sell his merchandise instead of launching a memecoin.
“Celebrity tokens often provide a test for retail,” Armeanio added.
Meanwhile, Crypto Vic predicts that West will not launch a token and is likely just creating buzz ahead of his upcoming album release.
“He’s a brilliant marketer,” said Crypto Vic.
It comes after US President Donald Trump launched the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin just days before he took office in January.
However, just a day after launching and seeing significant growth, the controversial memecoin dropped 38% as his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, launched her own memecoin.
A recent survey shows that many of the buyers of Official Trump and Official Melania memecoin are first-time crypto investors.
Journal: Trump’s Cryptocurrency Projects Raise Conflict of Interest Concerns, Insider Trading Questions.
