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How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties – The New York Times

By Securities Docket on May 27, 2022, 7:42 am

In some cases, promoters like Mr. Paul have admitted that they failed to disclose personal or financial ties to projects advertised on their feeds, a potential violation of federal marketing regulations. And even before the crypto market’s recent downturn, a series of these influencer-backed ventures had crashed spectacularly, hurting amateur traders and prompting lawsuits that could force some celebrities to compensate investors for their losses.

“You have this shameless profiteering from celebrities and others, who aren’t at all disinterested or impartial,” said John Reed Stark, a former chief of the internet enforcement branch at the Securities and Exchange Commission. “There is a lot of potential for harm.”

Source: How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties – The New York Times

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