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A popular Instagram personality has been charged in the U.S., accused of stealing bitcoins worth millions of dollars from his followers. He allegedly convinced the “victims to sell him their bitcoin at attractive, but inflated, values” but he never wired them the money for the coins sent to him. Instagram…

A targeted influencer campaign in Q3 to Q4 2020 paved the way for the annual renewal. Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease) March 26, 2021 - The Shelf Full-Funnel Influencer Marketing announced today it has signed on with a national healthcare provider as their agency of record for fully-managed influencer marketing services. The…

There crypto-scam occurred this month, but this time it did not involve a shady project that ran away with investors’ funds, rather an Instagram influencer who scammed his followers out of $ 2.5 million through a Bitcoin scheme. Jebara Igbara went by the name of Jay Mazini on its Instagram,…

It’s hardly a shock when mega-famous YouTubers face public scrutiny these days. From Jeffree Star to James Charles to Nikita Dragun to Jake and Logan Paul, the platform’s biggest stars routinely appear in and out of the news cycle for tasteless videos, old, offensive tweets and their own beefs with…

Federal prosecutors caught up with social media influencer Jay Mazini yesterday, charging him over a $2.5mn Bitcoin fraud. Mazini, whose legal name is Jebara Igbara, is alleged to have exploited his Instagram followers in a BTC for cash scheme. Jonathan D. Larsen, the Special Agent-in-Charge at the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal…

In a rare move, venture capital firm Spark Capital has severed "all ties" with Dispo, the popular photo-sharing social platform co-founded by YouTuber David Dobrik, after rape allegations against a member of his team emerged. Dobrik has since stepped down, according to a statement released Sunday. Experts say a venture…

Dobrik in a "Tonight Show" Zoom interview in 2020. Image: NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images By Caitlin Welsh2021-03-22 08:29:06 UTC Influencer turned app founder David Dobrik has stepped down from his role at Dispo, as investors cut ties with the photo app over controversy linked to Dobrik's circle of…

The fridge is neat, but seems like Canadians won't be able to get one Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the latest to get in on the Xbox Series X ‘fridge’ meme by sending out tiny fridges that look like Microsoft’s latest game console to celebrities and influencers. Microsoft announced the…

Freddy Bunkers invented HyperGo wipes when he was 15 so he could freshen up after sports practice. Now a college student, Bunkers runs a successful ecommerce business with a five-person virtual team.  Although COVID-19 halted some of his expansion plans, it also caused a surprising bump in business. Visit the…

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