TRON (TRX)
Justin Sun Says He’s ‘Off Twitter For A While’ Amid Tron (TRX) Undisclosed Pay Shillings Indictment
AnTy February 16, 2021
Things turned out to be exactly what Crypto Twitter (CT) expected them to be.
Yesterday, popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee revealed that he was offered “compensation” to promote the cryptocurrency Tron (TRX) without disclosing it. Brownlee said in his video,
Then I got this email. So he said they just wanted a tweet and that they already had Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Cerny, NeYo, Lil Yachty, Kendra Lust and more.
The shared email says that the promotion does not have to be seen as a “sponsored tweet” and “Marques can comment openly” – “nothing dictated or written” on Tron. Brownlee has more than 13.5 million subscribers on YouTube and 5 million followers on Twitter. Brownlee said,
“The more I read in this email, the more vague it is. They mention that they are often referred to as the ‘Ethereum killer’ whatever you say, and that they should make it look like it’s not a sponsored tweet.
Not revealing that it is sponsored content is illegal under Federal Trade Commission regulations. Many celebrities like DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather, who did it during the bull mania ICO of 2017, landed in hot water with regulators.
NEW VIDEO – Dogecoin: Explained! https://t.co/EdcvleMXx0 – RT! pic.twitter.com/P7ghw33e1j
– Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 16, 2021
As the video began to circulate and gained ground, Justin Sun, the creator of the cryptocurrency Tron, took to Twitter to deny running such a campaign.
You say those tweets weren’t hosted by TRON, but are you the top answer in all 3?
I am not interested in learning about TRON, but I am willing to help you uncover “any information” about this incident. I have email receipts.
– Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 16, 2021
Addressing the allegations, Sun said that they are not behind this and that “Tron Foundation believes that transparency is key. If any celebrities are paid to promote TRON, we require them to disclose it. We believe that all influencers who are forming public opinions on public blockchain networks should publicly disclose if they are paid.
Several celebrities have been tweeting about #Tron lately, citing its FAST speed and LOW transaction fees. I offered them #TRX #WIN to test more features on #TRON, just as I also gave #BTC and other cryptocurrencies to many other celebrities to introduce them to blockchain.
– Justin Sun???? (@justinsuntron) February 16, 2021
Last week, Sun told Bloomberg that it would “hire more celebrities and artists to better position Tron as a ‘meme-friendly’ currency.”
Meanwhile, in his clarification to Brownlee that he is not behind this paid endorsement of Tron, Sun offered an informed lesson on cryptocurrency “much faster and cheaper than all of its competitors” to the YouTuber.
Would you be interested in learning more about TRON? I’ll be happy to share more with you and give you a demo of TRON.
Today, Sun announced that he would be “off Twitter for a while.”
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AnTy has been involved in the crypto space full time for over two years. Before her beginnings in blockchain, she worked with the NGO Doctor Without Borders as a fundraiser and since then exploring, reading and creating for different segments of the industry.
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