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Crypto giant Ripple, which builds software that powers the market’s third most-capitalized cryptocurrencycryptocurrency XRP, today filed a lawsuit against video-streaming powerhouse YouTube.
Ripple Labs, along with its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, filed the lawsuit in a federal district court in Northern California.
The complaint alleges that a wide number of XRP giveaway scams have made their way onto YouTube’s website, and that YouTube has failed to take action against them despite Ripple’s demands. Further, Ripple alleges that YouTube has repeatedly verified accounts that execute scams and has granted “verification badges” to phony channels.
We see a need—now, more than ever—to protect our community from dangerous online giveaway #scams and #fake impersonations across @YouTube, @Facebook, @Twitter and more. https://t.co/MCLC2edOQA https://t.co/wycFuIhQXc
— Ripple (@Ripple) April 21, 2020
Ripple is now asking a federal court to force YouTube’s hand, and to prevent the video-streaming giant from further profiting from these scams through ad revenue generated from their views.
“We see a dire need—now, more than ever—to protect consumers around the world from dangerous online giveaway scams and false impersonations across YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more,” the crypto firm said in a blog post.
Representatives for YouTube did not immediately respond to Decrypt’s request for comment.
Court documents allege that Garlinghouse and his company have suffered “irreparable harm” to their public images as a result of XRP scams on YouTube. The filing also claims that these scams have resulted in users being defrauded of “millions of XRP valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Crypto giveaway scams typically involve a bad actor impersonating prominent members of the cryptocurrency industry in an attempt to swindle users into sending funds in exchange for a chance at big winnings in return. Such scams also proliferate on social media platforms such as Twitter, with fraudsters impersonating the likes of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and others.
Imagine building up a YouTube channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, only to be hacked, and to have your channel turned into a puppet site for a crypto-scam. That’s exactly what’s been happening for months. Last week, it happened to Adam Jicha, a Czech YouTuber whose gaming channel Roth Wellden had over 300,000 subscribers. “Someone hacked my YouTube Channel with over 310,000 Subscribers and deleted all my videos. What to do? I can’t contact anyone, please help. @YTCreators,” Jicha...
Online scams like these have surged in the past month thanks to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The Commodity and Futures Commission (CFTC) reports that as of January 1 of this year, coronavirus-related fraud has resulted in more than $13 million in total losses.
Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it was expecting an upsurge in crypto-related fraud as the virus continued to spread. Common examples have included false BTC donation requests from organizations such as WHO and the CDC.
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, acquired around 3,450 Bitcoin worth $286 million last week, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Unveiling a Bitcoin purchase for the third straight Monday, the Tysons, Virginia-based firm now owns 531,644 Bitcoin worth $45.2 billion, based on the asset’s current price.Strategy paid an average price of $82,600 per Bitcoin last week, it added. Strategy, which has shifted its focus from software development to become a Bitcoin...
Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm dubbed “Asia’s MicroStrategy,” has boosted its Bitcoin holdings with a fresh 3.78 billion yen ($26.3 million) purchase amid growing tension over U.S. trade tariffs. The company said it acquired 319 BTC at an average price of 12,849,780 yen ($82,549) per coin, bringing its total holdings to 4,525 BTC. Metaplanet plans to boost its Bitcoin holdings by 470%, targeting a total of 10,000 BTC by year-end. The timing of the purchase comes as digital assets falter unde...
A school in Scotland has said it will be the first in the UK to start accepting Bitcoin payments. Lomond School in the town of Helensburgh said that it made the choice to accept the cryptocurrency after a number of parents—both local and foreign—made the request, The Times reported. The private boarding school has a number of international students. To "manage and mitigate risk," the school said it would start accepting the biggest cryptocurrency in phases, and would convert digital coins rec...
