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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"b4bfced4-fdcf-4621-bb02-073fc1955c8b","kind":"publish","page_slug":"undisclosed-kol-promo-network-zachxbt-expos-september-2025","published_at":"2026-06-02T23:33:59.065Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Undisclosed KOL Promo Network (ZachXBT Exposé, September 2025)","sections":[{"content":"On September 1, 2025, pseudonymous crypto investigator ZachXBT posted a leaked spreadsheet on X (formerly Twitter) and his Telegram channel (@investigations). The document, described as a price sheet, listed over 200 crypto influencers who had been contacted to promote a token project, along with their quoted fees, individual Solana wallet addresses, and links to on-chain payment receipts. ZachXBT stated: 'NEW LEAK: Price sheet of 200+ crypto influencers and their wallet addresses from a project they were recently contacted by to promote. From 160+ accounts who accepted the deal I only saw <5 accounts actually disclose the promotional posts as an advertisement.' The project was subsequently identified as Memenetic, an AI meme generation platform on Solana, after the Memenetic X account acknowledged involvement and named influencer @Atitty_ referenced earlier promotional posts on the platform.","heading":"Overview and Discovery","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT says over 100 crypto influencers accepted promo deals without disclosing paid ads — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/368956/zachxbt-says-over-100-crypto-influencers-accepted-promo-deals-without-disclosing-paid-ads"},{"credibility":2,"name":"200+ Influencers Named in Paid Crypto Promotion Leak, Few Disclosed Ads — Blocmates","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.blocmates.com/news-posts/200-influencers-named-in-paid-crypto-promotion-leak-few-disclosed-ads"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes 160 Crypto Influencers for Undisclosed Paid Promotions — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/zachxbt-exposes-160-crypto-influencers-for-undisclosed-paid-promotions/"}]},{"content":"The leaked spreadsheet organized influencers into five tiers based on audience size and perceived reach, with compensation negotiated accordingly. Confirmed payment amounts, as reported across multiple Tier 2 outlets citing the original spreadsheet, include: @Atitty_ ($60,000, the highest documented payment, for what the influencer subsequently claimed was two weeks of platform marketing work rather than a single post); @sibeleth ($40,000 per post); @EddyXBT / Eddy ($12,000 for six tweets, or $2,000 each); @MediaGiraffes / Uncle Eddie ($10,000 for two posts); @OfficialSkyweel ($4,000 for two tweets, with a separate bundle package of $22,000 reported); @ApeMP5 (approximately $4,250 per video); @DaoKwonDo (approximately $2,166 per post); @herrocrypto and @fuelkek ($2,500 per post); @xiacalls (approximately $2,000 for two promotions); and lower-tier accounts quoted as low as $50 per post. Every entry in the spreadsheet included a Solana blockchain wallet address, and on-chain transaction hashes served as independently verifiable proof of payment. The structured, tiered pricing and shared payment infrastructure indicated this was an organized promotional network rather than a series of isolated independent transactions.","heading":"Scale and Payment Tier Structure","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Influencers' Insane Hidden Payouts Exposed By ZachXBT — Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-influencers-insane-hidden-payouts-exposed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Leaked Data Reveals Crypto 'Organic' Buzz Is Often Bought — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/09/02/leaked-data-reveals-crypto-organic-buzz-is-often-bought/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Over 200 crypto influencers exposed in undisclosed ad price sheet leak — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/de/over-200-crypto-influencers-exposed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How Crypto Influencers Were Hit by the ZachXBT Leak — CoinChapter","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinchapter.com/how-crypto-influencers-were-hit-by-the-zachxbt-leak/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT's central finding was that fewer than five of the 160+ confirmed paid recipients labeled their promotional posts as advertisements — a compliance rate below 3%. Under the FTC's Endorsement Guides (revised June 2023), influencers must make 'clear and conspicuous' disclosures whenever they receive 'anything of value' tied to an endorsement, including payment in cryptocurrency. The guides further specify that disclosures must be placed where consumers are likely to see them and cannot be buried in hashtag strings or easily missed. Platform-native disclosure toggles may be insufficient without explicit labeling such as '#ad' or '#sponsored'. The lack of disclosure meant followers and retail investors encountered what appeared to be organic, independent endorsements for a token project, when in fact the content was commercially motivated. ZachXBT stated his position unambiguously: 'There's nothing wrong with paid promotion as long as you disclose to your followers and believe in the project.'","heading":"Disclosure Compliance Failure","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"FTC Revised Endorsement Guides Press Release — Federal Trade Commission (June 2023)","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/federal-trade-commission-announces-updated-advertising-guides-combat-deceptive-reviews-endorsements"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Leak Reveals Fewer Than Five of 160+ Crypto Influencers Admit Paid Promotions — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/zachxbt-leak-crypto-influencers-paid-promotions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Secret $60K Crypto Posts Revealed in ZachXBT's Latest Transparency Bombshell — CoinLaw","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinlaw.io/zachxbt-crypto-influencer-promotion-scandal/"}]},{"content":"The promotional campaign has been linked to Memenetic, an AI meme generation platform operating on the Solana blockchain. After ZachXBT's exposé, the Memenetic project team issued a statement claiming they had been defrauded by the campaign organizers. Specifically, Memenetic alleged that two individuals operating under the X handles @MsCryptomom1 and @imanihamida approached the project with an offer to recruit quality influencers for its token raise, for which Memenetic paid approximately $232,000 in USDC. The project alleged that the two individuals not only engaged low-quality, heavily botted accounts rather than the quality influencers promised, but also allegedly swapped influencers' designated payment wallet addresses with their own wallets, redirecting funds intended for influencers to themselves. These allegations against @MsCryptomom1 and @imanihamida have not been independently verified by Tier 1 sources, and no regulatory or legal action against these individuals had been publicly reported as of the research date. The allegations should be treated as disputed claims pending further verification.","heading":"The Memenetic Platform and Alleged Intermediary Fraud","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT exposé unmasks 200+ crypto influencers in paid promo scandal — AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/zachxbt-expose-unmasks-200-crypto-influencers-in-paid-promo-scandal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Uncovers Undisclosed Payouts to Over 200 Influencers — Disruption Banking","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/12/crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-uncovers-undisclosed-payouts-to-over-200-influencers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"200+ Influencers Named in Paid Crypto Promotion Leak, Few Disclosed Ads — Blocmates","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.blocmates.com/news-posts/200-influencers-named-in-paid-crypto-promotion-leak-few-disclosed-ads"}]},{"content":"Several named influencers responded publicly following the exposé. @Atitty_, the highest-paid individual in the spreadsheet at $60,000, acknowledged receiving funds but disputed that it was for a single post, stating he was hired for two weeks of marketing work. He also stated that the project had pressured him not to disclose the paid relationship, an instruction he acknowledged complying with, and which he retrospectively described as a mistake. He subsequently reported receiving threats and doxxing attempts following the public exposure. @MediaGiraffes (also known as 'Uncle Eddie') responded dismissively by posting an image of a helicopter, joking about purchasing it with promotional earnings — a reaction that drew widespread criticism for appearing unconcerned with the transparency issue. @xiacalls, who was listed for approximately $2,000 in payments for two promotions, faced compounded reputational scrutiny, as the leak coincided with prior community allegations that the account had previously operated under the handle @xiaweb3 and had allegedly misrepresented identity. @xiacalls was also reported to have falsely claimed to be an 'OKX partner.' An account referenced as @Farmercist reportedly requested removal from ZachXBT's exposure thread, which community members interpreted as implicit acknowledgment of involvement. These responses are derived from Tier 2 and Tier 3 sources and should be treated as reported reactions rather than verified formal statements.","heading":"Named Influencer Responses","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"How Crypto Influencers Were Hit by the ZachXBT Leak — CoinChapter","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinchapter.com/how-crypto-influencers-were-hit-by-the-zachxbt-leak/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Influencers' Insane Hidden Payouts Exposed By ZachXBT — Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-influencers-insane-hidden-payouts-exposed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"200+ crypto influencers caught hiding paid promotions from followers — Cybernews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybernews.com/crypto/hundreds-crypto-influencers-caught-deceiving-followers/"}]},{"content":"The conduct documented in the exposé implicates multiple regulatory frameworks in the United States. First, the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255, revised June 2023) require influencers to clearly and conspicuously disclose material connections to brands when they receive anything of value for endorsements. Violations can attract civil penalties of up to approximately $53,088 per violation (as of 2025, adjusted annually for inflation). However, the FTC's enforcement record against influencers has been historically limited, with only three cases brought against companies for influencer-related violations since 2017. Second, Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 — the federal anti-touting provision — makes it unlawful to publish promotional communications describing a security for consideration without fully disclosing the receipt, nature, and amount of that compensation. If any of the tokens promoted qualify as securities under the Howey test, undisclosed promoters could face SEC enforcement. Under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the agency pursued high-profile cases, including a 2022 settlement with Kim Kardashian ($1.26 million) for promoting EthereumMax and a 2024 action against Justin Sun and several celebrities for unlawfully touting TRX. Under Chair Paul Atkins, who took office in 2025 with a stated pro-innovation posture, no influencer touting charges had been filed as of the research date, and the SEC's enforcement trajectory in this area had slowed markedly. As of June 2026, no confirmed regulatory action by either the FTC or SEC has been publicly reported specifically in connection with the September 2025 Memenetic/ZachXBT exposé.","heading":"Regulatory and Legal Framework","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes 160 Crypto Influencers for Undisclosed Paid Promotions — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/zachxbt-exposes-160-crypto-influencers-for-undisclosed-paid-promotions/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FTC Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews — Federal Trade Commission (Official)","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/advertising-marketing/endorsements-influencers-reviews"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The SEC Continues to Prove it is the Most Powerful Influencer: How to Avoid Touting Charges — White & Case LLP","type":"research","url":"https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/sec-continues-prove-it-most-powerful-influencer-how-avoid-touting-charges"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Should Influencers Be Held Liable for the Promotion of Digital Assets? — DarrowEverett LLP","type":"research","url":"https://darroweverett.com/influencers-digital-assets-promotion-sec-analysis-updates/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Uncovers Undisclosed Payouts to Over 200 Influencers — Disruption Banking","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/12/crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-uncovers-undisclosed-payouts-to-over-200-influencers/"}]},{"content":"ZachXBT's investigation methodology relied on on-chain Solana data as its primary evidentiary foundation. Each entry in the leaked spreadsheet included the influencer's quoted promotional rate and a Solana wallet address linked to that individual. Transaction hashes on the Solana blockchain were provided as payment receipts, allowing any third party to independently verify that payments were sent from a project-controlled wallet to the influencer's listed address. This methodology provides substantially stronger evidence than self-reported claims or testimonial accounts, as Solana transactions are immutable once confirmed. ZachXBT has used analogous on-chain tracing techniques in other investigations, including the tracing of a $91 million Bitcoin scam and the identification of North Korean IT workers embedded in crypto projects. ZachXBT noted one caveat: he acknowledged that some accounts in the spreadsheet may have been 'highly botted,' and the total pool of 200+ contacts included influencers who were approached but may not have accepted payment.","heading":"On-Chain Evidence Methodology","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes Massive Crypto Influencer Payment Scandal — Parameter.io","type":"news_article","url":"https://parameter.io/zachxbt-exposes-massive-crypto-influencer-payment-scandal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Leak Reveals Fewer Than Five of 160+ Crypto Influencers Admit Paid Promotions — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/zachxbt-leak-crypto-influencers-paid-promotions/"}]},{"content":"The ZachXBT exposé surfaced within a broader pattern of undisclosed crypto promotions that has recurred throughout the industry. Observers noted the Memenetic case bore structural resemblance to earlier pump-and-dump promotion schemes, in which coordinated influencer activity temporarily inflates the price of a low-liquidity token, after which early holders exit, leaving retail investors with losses. ZachXBT characterized many of the listed accounts as 'from the most recent class of Crypto Twitter or are just botted accounts,' suggesting that the campaign also suffered from a fraudulent quality problem on the influencer side independent of the disclosure issue. The prevalence of undisclosed promotions, despite years of regulatory warnings, is interpreted by legal observers as reflecting the combination of low enforcement probability, high compensation incentives, and the pseudonymous nature of much of the crypto influencer ecosystem. ZachXBT also noted the structural challenge of monitoring compliance at scale: 'if I created a list they would just block me to remove themselves from it,' indicating that even investigative tracking faces systematic evasion.","heading":"Industry Context and Pattern of Conduct","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Uncovers Undisclosed Payouts to Over 200 Influencers — Disruption Banking","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/12/crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-uncovers-undisclosed-payouts-to-over-200-influencers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes Undisclosed Crypto Shills: Who Is On The List? — 99Bitcoins","type":"news_article","url":"https://99bitcoins.com/news/altcoins/night-of-terror-for-paid-crypto-influencers-zachxbt-spotlights-the-dirtiest-players-in-crypto-twitter/"}]},{"content":"As of June 2026, no U.S. regulatory enforcement action by the FTC or SEC has been publicly confirmed as directly arising from the September 2025 Memenetic/ZachXBT exposé. The SEC under Chair Paul Atkins has not announced influencer touting charges in 2025 or through the research date. No court filings, consent orders, or civil penalties specifically tied to this incident appear in publicly available Tier 1 records. The absence of enforcement does not constitute a legal determination of compliance; it reflects the historically low prosecution rate in this area and the changed enforcement posture at the SEC. The Memenetic project's allegations against @MsCryptomom1 and @imanihamida for alleged wallet-address fraud and misappropriation of approximately $232,000 in USDC remain unverified by Tier 1 sources; no arrests, indictments, or civil filings related to those individuals have been identified in the available record.","heading":"Status as of Research Date (June 2026)","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes 160 Crypto Influencers for Undisclosed Paid Promotions — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/zachxbt-exposes-160-crypto-influencers-for-undisclosed-paid-promotions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Gurus or Paid Shills? ZachXBT Exposes New Crypto Influencer Scandal — Bitcoinsensus","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitcoinsensus.com/news/blockchain/crypto-gurus-or-paid-shills-zachxbt-exposes-new-crypto-influencer-scandal"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT says over 100 crypto influencers accepted promo deals without disclosing paid ads — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/368956/zachxbt-says-over-100-crypto-influencers-accepted-promo-deals-without-disclosing-paid-ads"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Uncovers Undisclosed Payouts to Over 200 Influencers — Disruption Banking","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/12/crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-uncovers-undisclosed-payouts-to-over-200-influencers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Secret $60K Crypto Posts Revealed in ZachXBT's Latest Transparency Bombshell — CoinLaw","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinlaw.io/zachxbt-crypto-influencer-promotion-scandal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"200+ crypto influencers caught hiding paid promotions from followers — Cybernews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybernews.com/crypto/hundreds-crypto-influencers-caught-deceiving-followers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Leak Reveals Fewer Than Five of 160+ Crypto Influencers Admit Paid Promotions — CCN","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/zachxbt-leak-crypto-influencers-paid-promotions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes 160 Crypto Influencers for Undisclosed Paid Promotions — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/zachxbt-exposes-160-crypto-influencers-for-undisclosed-paid-promotions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT exposé unmasks 200+ crypto influencers in paid promo scandal — AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/zachxbt-expose-unmasks-200-crypto-influencers-in-paid-promo-scandal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"200+ Influencers Named in Paid Crypto Promotion Leak, Few Disclosed Ads — Blocmates","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.blocmates.com/news-posts/200-influencers-named-in-paid-crypto-promotion-leak-few-disclosed-ads"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Influencers' Insane Hidden Payouts Exposed By ZachXBT — Bitcoinist","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinist.com/crypto-influencers-insane-hidden-payouts-exposed/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How Crypto Influencers Were Hit by the ZachXBT Leak — CoinChapter","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinchapter.com/how-crypto-influencers-were-hit-by-the-zachxbt-leak/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Leaked Data Reveals Crypto 'Organic' Buzz Is Often Bought — The Coin Republic","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2025/09/02/leaked-data-reveals-crypto-organic-buzz-is-often-bought/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Exposes Massive Crypto Influencer Payment Scandal — Parameter.io","type":"news_article","url":"https://parameter.io/zachxbt-exposes-massive-crypto-influencer-payment-scandal/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto Gurus or Paid Shills? ZachXBT Exposes New Crypto Influencer Scandal — Bitcoinsensus","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitcoinsensus.com/news/blockchain/crypto-gurus-or-paid-shills-zachxbt-exposes-new-crypto-influencer-scandal"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Over 200 crypto influencers exposed in undisclosed ad price sheet leak — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/de/over-200-crypto-influencers-exposed/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FTC Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews — Federal Trade Commission (Official)","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/advertising-marketing/endorsements-influencers-reviews"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Revised FTC Endorsement Guides Press Release (June 2023) — Federal Trade Commission","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/federal-trade-commission-announces-updated-advertising-guides-combat-deceptive-reviews-endorsements"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The SEC Continues to Prove it is the Most Powerful Influencer: How to Avoid Touting Charges — White & Case LLP","type":"research","url":"https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/sec-continues-prove-it-most-powerful-influencer-how-avoid-touting-charges"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Should Influencers Be Held Liable for the Promotion of Digital Assets? — DarrowEverett LLP","type":"research","url":"https://darroweverett.com/influencers-digital-assets-promotion-sec-analysis-updates/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT Unmasks Hidden Payoffs Behind Massive Influencer Pump Campaign — Crypto Economy","type":"news_article","url":"https://crypto-economy.com/zachxbt-unmasks-hidden-payoffs-behind-massive-influencer-pump-campaign/"}],"summary":"On September 1, 2025, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published a leaked price sheet documenting over 200 crypto influencers (key opinion leaders) who were approached to promote an AI memecoin platform called Memenetic on Solana, with on-chain payment verification showing more than 160 accepted compensation ranging from $50 to $60,000 per post. Fewer than five of the roughly 160 confirmed paid recipients disclosed the arrangements as advertisements, a compliance rate below 3% and in direct violation of FTC Endorsement Guides. The evidence — consisting of Solana wallet addresses and publicly verifiable transaction hashes — indicates the promotions were organized through a tiered commercial infrastructure, with an additional allegation from the Memenetic project team that two intermediaries, @MsCryptomom1 and @imanihamida, allegedly defrauded them of $232,000 in USDC while managing the influencer campaign.","timeline":[{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"ZachXBT publishes leaked price sheet on X and Telegram listing 200+ crypto influencers, their Solana wallet addresses, quoted promotional fees ($50–$60,000), and on-chain payment receipts linked to the Memenetic token campaign. States fewer than 5 of 160+ paid recipients disclosed posts as ads.","source":"The Block, CCN, CoinCentral","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/368956/zachxbt-says-over-100-crypto-influencers-accepted-promo-deals-without-disclosing-paid-ads"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"@Atitty_ (highest-paid influencer at $60,000) publicly acknowledges receiving payment, disputes it was for a single post, admits failure to disclose was a mistake, and reports receiving subsequent threats and doxxing attempts.","source":"CoinChapter, Bitcoinist","source_url":"https://coinchapter.com/how-crypto-influencers-were-hit-by-the-zachxbt-leak/"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"Memenetic project team issues statement claiming it was defrauded of $232,000 in USDC by alleged campaign organizers @MsCryptomom1 and @imanihamida, who are alleged to have swapped influencer payment wallet addresses to redirect funds to themselves and to have engaged heavily botted accounts.","source":"Blocmates, CCN","source_url":"https://www.blocmates.com/news-posts/200-influencers-named-in-paid-crypto-promotion-leak-few-disclosed-ads"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"@MediaGiraffes responds to the exposé by posting a helicopter image and joking about purchasing it with promotion payments, drawing public criticism for appearing dismissive of transparency concerns.","source":"CoinChapter","source_url":"https://coinchapter.com/how-crypto-influencers-were-hit-by-the-zachxbt-leak/"},{"date":"2025-09-02","event":"Multiple Tier 2 crypto outlets publish detailed breakdowns of the influencer price tiers, individual payment amounts, and the broader disclosure compliance failure. Incident receives widespread coverage across crypto media.","source":"CoinLaw, Cybernews, Bitcoinist, The Coin Republic","source_url":"https://coinlaw.io/zachxbt-crypto-influencer-promotion-scandal/"},{"date":"2025-09-12","event":"Disruption Banking publishes extended analysis of the ZachXBT exposé, including regulatory framework, FTC enforcement history, and comparison to prior influencer cases involving Kim Kardashian and Justin Sun.","source":"Disruption Banking","source_url":"https://www.disruptionbanking.com/2025/09/12/crypto-sleuth-zachxbt-uncovers-undisclosed-payouts-to-over-200-influencers/"}]},"v":1}