According to reports from crypto.news, X has filed a lawsuit in England's High Court against two named defendants and unidentified account operators, alleging a coordinated network manipulated engagement across Bitcoin-focused accounts. The lawsuit, filed under claim number BL-2026-001161 on September 17, seeks at least £207,384 allegedly obtained through the Creator Revenue Sharing Program. The case names Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and 'persons unknown' who allegedly operated or controlled related accounts, with X Internet Unlimited Company and X Corp. filing under the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales. As per crypto.news, law firm Lewis Silkin LLP represents the platform in this legal action.
As reported by crypto.news, X identifies nine primary accounts enrolled in Creator Revenue Sharing between August 2023 and February 2026: @Vivek4real_, @Bitcoin_Teddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest, @PolyBackTest, @BTC_Vibes, @MrSuperBitcoin and @Laserlump. The filing links payment accounts associated with the first three to Sen and the remaining three to Sherpa, while alleging other people may have operated or controlled parts of the network. X claims the defendants operated the accounts 'as a single coordinated network' to increase monetizable engagement, with substantially similar posts appearing across accounts within short periods and accounts liking, reposting and replying to one another's material. The company alleges the defendants used deceptive methods, including overlapping devices and false payment details to fraudulently earn the disputed revenue.
According to the latest reports, the nine accounts allegedly posted nearly identical, unverified financial headlines within seconds of one another, often matching word for word and appearing on X just seconds apart. Most posts made unsubstantiated, unverified claims involving big players in finance to draw mass attention, such as claiming Goldman Sachs' CEO was pushing a crypto bill or saying Citibank had bought $12.6 million in bitcoin. The @Vivek4real_ handle allegedly expanded the scheme by offering paid engagement and manipulation services to third parties, soliciting the purchase of additional high-follower accounts. As per the lawsuit, Sen allegedly wrote to a third party about buying their account: 'Can we continue on another channel, please, as you haven't enabled encrypted chat and I don't want us to get in trouble for something X doesn't allow. If you understand what I mean.'
As reported by crypto.news, X suspended the disputed accounts on August 18 for coordinated revenue-sharing fraud and platform manipulation, one month before filing the lawsuit. The Creator Revenue Sharing program ended on September 7, with Original Content Rewards beginning its rollout on September 8. These accounts received payments through shared Stripe accounts with mismatched names and were linked by shared devices and login identifiers. For instance, one account's Stripe payment details were registered to 'Stefan Mann,' while the linked bank account and email address were in Sen's name. The new system bases payouts on qualified impressions generated by original material viewed by Premium subscribers in the Home Timeline, with creators required to post original and authentic material and cannot use bots or automation tools.
According to the court filing reviewed by crypto.news, X alleges the defendants committed deceit, unlawful-means conspiracy, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and knowing receipt connected with the older program. The claims have not been adjudicated, with no publicly accessible defense filing or court judgment responding to the September 17 particulars of claim as of September 21. X's Senior Legal Directors, Diego de Lima Gualda and Adam Mehes, signed the particulars of the claim. The lawsuit represents X's proactive approach to addressing platform manipulation and fraud, with the company implementing stricter verification measures to prevent similar coordinated activities in the future.
