Maren Altman is an influencer and astrologer who has over 230,000 followers on the social network Twitter. She gained popularity thanks to her predictions (based on astrology) about cryptos. She claimed to be able to do about bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) prices. On its official page, we can see that it has partnerships with several crypto companies such as FTX. That said, lately, she’s been the victim of a witch hunt over her partnership with Celsius. But, what is really going on with Maren Altman?
The crypto influence defends itself against its detractors!
Recently, a DeFi specialist called BowTiedIguana suggested that influencer Maren Altman illegally promoted Celsius. Celsius would have paid $15,000 per month to Maren so that she encourages her subscribers to invest in her token. For some users, the influencer would have consciously attracted investors to a crypto company on the verge of bankruptcy. But, the question is why Maren Altman would have taken such a big risk. This, when she was supposed to know that Celsius’ bankruptcy was imminent.
Many said the crypto astrologer hid that she was paid to promote Celsius. Maren Altman totally denied the facts, claiming to have always mentioned it when a video was sponsored by Celsius. ” I was never paid in CEL (…) The deliverables were always clearly disclosed. As a creator, being sponsored is not something to hide “, has she declared. Maren Altman clarified that Celsius paid her in dollars.
A history of breach of trust
Maren Altman said she chose to work with Celsius. At the beginning of 2022, she had contacted this company which was one of the companies signing partnerships with influencers. She had appreciated the creativity of the Celsius team and trusted the company, like many users.
“If I had any doubts, I wouldn’t have done it. I understand the anger of many, but it is out of place and confusedadded Maren Altman. The influencer made it clear that she did not encourage anyone to invest in thetokenof Celsius. She admitted that it would have been illegal to do so.
The influencer Maren Altman is accused of illegally promoting the CEL token prior to Celsius’ bankruptcy. But, Maren claims that is not the case, and that she had no knowledge of the state of the crypto business’ finances.
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