MrBeast $23 million crypto profit report earns 1M impressions
Researchers have published a new report that alleges MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star, profited $23 million in crypto “from a multitude of scams, shady deals, and his network.” However, the heavily-hedged report also shows signs of being less than 100% credible. Indeed, its closing credits, which thank the pseudonymous researchers who boast fewer than 4,000 followers apiece on X (formerly Twitter) as of publication time, read more like job applications than credible biographies. Not only this, the lead researcher’s website — a default SquareSpace template barely filled with enough content to function — offers no information about the company, location, or legal details of operations. On top of this, the document hedges most of its claims about MrBeast’s crypto profitability , often relying on phrases like “we believe,” “a strong indicator,” “they may have had insider information,” and “highly likely to have lost their money.” MrBeast’s $23 million: More f...