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Crypto Bait & KPop’s ARMY
Episode 67

Crypto Bait & KPop’s ARMY

The Morning Brief

February 25, 202121m 42s

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Show Notes

K-pop, with its fanbase of millions of youngsters, was an attractive opportunity for scamsters on Twitter using the guise of fake crypto accounts and giveaways. But then the fan group called ARMY decided to fight back. ET's Shephali Bhatt and Ashwin Manikandan discuss their investigation of this unique scam lying at the intersection of crypto and Kpop – both hugely popular subcultures.

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