Founder of the Tron cryptocurrency, Justin Sun recently denied being involved in compensating celebrities to promote his altcoin. But what led to such a suggestion?
A popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee revealed in a statement this Tuesday, February 16th, that he was offered a “compensation” to be involved in promoting the cryptocurrency Tron discreetly. He further mentioned that several other celebrities have already taken up the offer.
Brownlee’s video statement said he had received an email that said that he was required to tweet about the cryptocurrency. He said, “This one said they just wanted a tweet.” It also mentioned that Tron had the support of Lindsay Lohan, NeYo, Amanda Cerny, Lil Yachty, and so on till now for the same purpose.
Tron “Partners” Allegedly Ask Celebrities To Promote Their Crypto Coin Discreetly
Brownlee currently has about 13.5 million subscribers. He further clarified that he had received several follow-up emails asking him to campaign for this crypto coin. He noted that he assumes that Tron is paying people to tweet about this cryptocurrency. The YouTuber said that an in-depth understanding of this series of emails made him doubtful. He said that the entire enterprise seemed sketchy to him.
The mails also mentioned that they called themselves “Ethereum killer”. And these unidentified Tron “partners” further asked him not to make his tweets seem sponsored in any sense.
Moreover, he noted that it is beyond the law to promote anything without disclosing that they are getting paid for the act, as per the regulations set by the Federal Trade Commission.
Following this video posted by the YouTuber, Tron Founder Justin Sun resorted to Twitter to clarify that he has not been involved in any such activity. He said that neither he nor his foundation has any knowledge of such undisclosed advertisements.
