Good morning. We lead today with the extraordinary story of the man who posed as the chief executive of the collapsed crypto scheme HyperVerse. In our exclusive interview Stephen Harrison, a British freelance television presenter living in Thailand, says he was given about $7,500 and a free suit to play the role of HyperVerse’s CEO. He says he’s sorry for those who lost money in the scheme and had “certainly not pocketed” any of the money later lost by investors.
Meanwhile, a new global study led by Australian researchers looks at the dangers of adolescents using medically unapproved weight-loss products.