A lawsuit filed in California alleges the trio used their notoriety to endorse EMAX, or EthereumMax, and artificially inflate its value ahead of a massive sell-off. The coins were created by Giovanni Perone of Florida and Steve Gentile of Connecticut.
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Sports Superstars, Kim Kardashian Facing Lawsuit Over Alleged Crypto Fraud
Boxer Floyd Mayweather, reality personality Kim Kardashian and former NBA star Paul Pierce are being accused of participating in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme allegedly designed to generate profits off their fame. So reports CBS News.
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