{
  "id": 11730401,
  "title": "X pursues Bitcoin account operators over £207,384 payouts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/x-pursues-bitcoin-account-operators-over-207-384-payouts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:53:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/x-pursues-bitcoin-account-operators-over-207384-payouts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp have filed a lawsuit in the English and Welsh courts against two Bitcoin content creators and unidentified account operators, claiming they fraudulently received over £207,384 through the social platform's Creator Revenue Sharing program. The lawsuit, filed on September 17, names Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa as residents of Preston, Lancashire, along with \"persons unknown\" who allegedly operated, used or controlled associated accounts. The allegations have not been proven, and no wrongdoing has been determined. X alleges that the defendants orchestrated a network of accounts that appeared independent but were actually coordinated to amplify one another's posts through likes, reposts, and replies, creating a false impression of genuine user engagement and increasing payments generated under the company's creator monetisation system. Six accounts are identified in the documents: @Vivek4real, @BitcoinTeddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest, and @PolyBackTest. The payments from the first three profiles were linked to Sen, while the payments from the other three were linked to Sherpa. X claims that its investigation uncovered multiple instances of accounts publishing identical or nearly identical Bitcoin-related content within short intervals and interacting with the same posts rapidly. X also alleges that technical and financial indicators connected accounts within the alleged network.",
  "summary": "X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp have launched High Court proceedings against two Bitcoin-focused content creators and unidentified account operators, alleging they fraudulently obtained at least £207,384 through the social platform’s former Creator Revenue Sharing programme. The claim, filed on September 17 in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, names Vivek Kumar Sen…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}