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Now that is how you run a proper scam.
Take notes, kids!
Wait, did we finally track down Andy Dufresne’s “silent silent partner”?
since corporations are legal persons, can a corporation be a CEO?
He’s like a hedge fund Mysterio
The only thing that could make this better is if he was completely AI generated: image, and Voice, everything.
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For years, rumors spread on social media that Steven Reece Lewis, the chief executive officer of a now-shuttered cryptocurrency hedge fund called HyperVerse, was a “fake person” who “doesn’t exist.”
Fanning out their search, The Guardian uncovered no LinkedIn account for Reece Lewis “or any Internet presence other than HyperVerse promotional material.”
Celebrities and influencers, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, endorsed Reece Lewis as a strong leader for the HyperVerse.
In 2022, a writer for the British tabloid called The Mirror, Andrew Penman, attempted to raise a red flag, noting that all three of the celebrities (Wozniak, Chuck Norris, and Lance Bass) who endorsed Reece Lewis declined to confirm ever knowing him.
None of the famous figures has ever confirmed that they’ve met or spoken to Reece Lewis, the Guardian reported, suggesting that it was possible that all three may have been hired to do the marketing videos through Cameo.
While his identity remains in question, his pinned tweet has a link to a promo video for the HyperVerse, with a caption that reads, “where reality ends and imagination begins.”
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Maybe he’s just from Canada?
I have to admit, I kind of admire the ballsiness of this scam. It’s a mish mash of Madoff, crypto grifters and holo live in an unholy pursuit of insane wealth.