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Will Gendron

Influencers earn big bucks for shilling shady crypto projects, report finds

A CNBC report has outlined the sprawling frontier of shady crypto promotions, where social media influencers (largely focused on YouTubers), have earned up to $100,000 per month for shilling projects that had no legitimacy.

These influencers — as is common with promotional posts on social media — failed to disclose the fact that they were being compensated by the companies behind the advertisements.

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