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.
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.
Read the full story from CBS News.