These accusations, which came to the fore especially after Professor Crypto won the “best content producer” award, had wide repercussions both in the crypto community and on social media.

“ZachXBT,” one of the well-known researchers in the crypto world, claimed that Professor Crypto used bots to increase his social media influence.

ZachXBT announced this accusation on the social media platform

ZachXBT also stated that such action may violate the rules of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC prohibits the trading of fake indicators used to demonstrate social media influence, and the rule includes fake followers and views obtained through bots and hijacked accounts.

While Professor Crypto has not yet publicly responded to these accusations, he deleted his posts celebrating the “best content producer” award he received at the DeGen Summit held in Singapore on September 17, 2024.

This award is given by DeGen Summit as a side event of TOKEN2049 and is given to “Key Opinion Leaders” (KOL) who have an important place in the crypto world. KOLs are individuals or influencers who have a large following and are often known for their expertise.

Professor Crypto’s YouTube channel has 1.34 million subscribers with his commentary on crypto exchanges, wallets, popular memecoins and NFT projects.

This channel shows that Professor Crypto started producing crypto content at least six years ago, as he published his first YouTube video in August 2018. However, his account on the X platform was created in February 2018 and only 102 posts were made on this account.

The first post of the account dates back to August 14. Web3 researcher Pix stated that only two of these posts were made directly by Professor Crypto and the rest were made by other people.

In the crypto world, Professor Crypto’s name was not well known before he won the award. NFT artist Matthew Varnell: “Who is Professor Crypto?” He criticized this situation by asking:

Laurence Day, co-founder of Wildcat Labs, questioned Professor Crypto’s place in the industry, saying, “I was here long before the stars lit up and I only have one reciprocal relationship with this account (someone I added in the last week).”

How Professor Crypto will respond to these accusations and whether more details of the incident will emerge are eagerly awaited by the crypto community.

In this period when social media influence and influencers are becoming increasingly important, fake interactions and manipulations are causing great concerns in the crypto world.

Such incidents spark significant debate on issues of both reliability and transparency, creating an atmosphere that encourages users to exercise caution.

These accusations against Professor Crypto have created an atmosphere that questions reliability and transparency in the crypto world. It is eagerly awaited to see what consequences the details of the incident and Professor Crypto’s responses to the accusations will have in terms of the overall reliability of the crypto ecosystem.