X files lawsuit against its own users for operating a counterfeit Bitcoin news bot operation
In a surprising turn of events, the social media giant X has turned its legal guns on two of its own users, alleging that they orchestrated a sophisticated scheme to generate false Bitcoin‑related content in order to siphon off creator rewards that the platform distributes to high‑performing accounts. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court, names Vivek Kumar Sen and Zmyang Sherpa as the primary de…
Sept. 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m.