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Top Gear’s Clarkson and May brand crypto scam ads as ‘balls’

James May and Jeremy Clarkson highlighted the crypto scam after paid-for adverts appeared on X directing users to a fake BBC article.

Irish minister wants X to remove ‘deeply sinister’ crypto scam ads

Irish deputy prime minister Micheál Martin sent a legal letter demanding that X remove the crypto scam adverts using his likeness.

The Satoshi X account was reported to be under the shared ownership of Craig Wright until it was lost to hackers at the start of the year.

Accounts on X (formerly Twitter) have suffered a concerning number of crypto-related hacks just weeks into 2024, including the SEC.