

Related: SEC closes in on settlements with US BitConnect promoters for millions One of the messages attributed to Saunders reportedly reads: “Sorry to put this on you mate. The ABC’s Wednesday report claims to have seen screenshots of dialogue between Saunders and an overseas hedge fund manager evidencing requests to borrow Bitcoin back on two different occasions, with the fund claiming not having repaid the BTC it lent Saunders back in January. I feel this may represent most paid groups. Then tried to sell me on just giving him money to talk. Then tried to sell me a "pre allocation" in a token.

I've never shared a conversation publicly before, but I feel I have to here. The AFR claimed to have seen posts in a private Facebook group, in which Saunders agreed to repay his investors, although refunds are yet to be issued. Heart’s post left Decentral Bank’s backers reportedly fearful of their investments, and many sought refunds. Watch here before he deletes: - Alex Saunders July 18, 2021Īfter booting Saunders from the livestream, Heart took to Twitter, sharing apparent screenshots from private conversations with Saunders, asserting that he had had “begged” him for a 50-BTC loan and attempted to solicit a “pre allocation” in a forthcoming token. Thanks to for the great data that allowed me to expose this fraud. This is the first time he has ever cut a video mid stream. I just exposed $HEX on a live stream so thoroughly cut the stream. The pair’s exchange became heated after Saunders advanced data from crypto data aggregator Santiment to argue that HEX’s order books are thin, asserting its markets are unable to support meaningful selling pressure. Saunders’ public fall from grace appears to have begun after he appeared on a livestream with the controversial HEX founder Richard Heart on July 19. 6881KeTEOW- DeFi Ted (0xbakes) JShot through the Heart
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The exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has indicated the team is already investigating the allegations.Ĭointelegraph has contacted Saunders to offer him the chance to respond to the allegations and will update this story if he replies.Īnother to add - 1250 $ETH - sending to FTX up until 5 days ago. The AFR reported that investments to Saunders’ wallet appear to have been quickly moved onto popular crypto derivatives exchange FTX.

The publication claims to have spoken to more than one dozen investors who backed the project, with each estimating to have put in roughly $50,000. Numerous individuals, including YouTuber BitBoy, claim that Saunders personally owes them multiple Bitcoin ( BTC) each, prompting investigations from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Australian Financial Review (AFR).Īccording to the AFR, Saunders received roughly $7 million from 100 or so investors seeking to back his forthcoming stablecoin project, Decentral Bank, after he promoted it to Nuggets News followers in April. Over recent days, Crypto Twitter has been ablaze with allegations that Saunders has run out of capital. He provides a paid service and has 140,000 subscribers on YouTube. Saunders is one of the most highly regarded Australian crypto educators. Alex Saunders, the popular crypto influencer behind Nuggets News, is facing a slew of claims he failed to repay crypto loans, along with allegations that funds invested in a new project had been redirected to a crypto exchange.
