The crypto influencer was hit with bot claims after receiving the ‘Best Content Creator’ award
A crypto influencer has not publicly responded to allegations that he used bots to influence and manipulate social media metrics after winning the “Best Content Creator” award at a crypto event.
A detective known as “ZachXBT” accused the influencer who goes by “Professor Crypto” of using “thousands of bots” to “trick people into thinking you have influence.”
It also implied that the practice could violate the United States Federal Trade Commission's law that “prohibits any person from selling or buying false indicators of social media influence.”
Professor Crypt has not publicly responded to the allegations, but has removed several posts showing him collecting an award for “Best Content Creator” at the DJ Summit in Singapore on September 17.
DeGen Summit's TOKEN2049 “Key Opinion Leaders” or KOLs – people whose opinion dominates a large group or industry and who are often established experts but can often become influencers.
Professor Krypto emerges with his prize. Source: X
Over 1.34 million subscribers to Professor Crypto's YouTube channel, which shares opinions and reviews on crypto exchanges, wallets, trending memecoins, and non-vulnerable token (NFT) projects.
His first YouTube video was in August 2018 – showing that he's been making crypto content for at least six years.
Professor Crypto has released several videos on a Qatar Airways flight to Singapore with other crypto influencers. Source: Prof. Crypto
Meanwhile, Professor Crypto X's account, which appears to have been created in February 2018, has 132,000 followers but has only posted 102 times, dating back to the account's first post on August 14.
Web3 Investigator Pix went on to point out that only two of these posts came from Professor Crypto.
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Meanwhile, other industry analysts say they had never heard of Professor Crypto before receiving the award.
“Who is Professor Krypto???” asked NFT artist Matthew Varnell.
“I've been around longer than the stars have burned, and I have exactly one thing in common with this label (who I added last week),” says Wildcat Labs founder Lawrence Day.
Professor Crypto did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph's request for comment on the allegations.
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