Banks Steps Down As CEO of FaZe Clan As $MLG Crypto Coin Scandal Fallout Continues
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Banks Steps Down As CEO of FaZe Clan As $MLG Crypto Coin Scandal Fallout Continues
Source: Andrew Toth / Getty FaZe Clan, the once reputable esports and influencer company, has lost another CEO. Banks is stepping down as CEO of FaZe Clan after he was hit with accusations of scamming fans through his cryptocurrency joint venture with Adin Ross. Monday on his X account, Banks (33) wrote, “I’ve never scammed anyone a day in my fucking life. The entire narrative is unfair and part of the reason it exists is cause my ‘FaZe’ name is…
FaZe CEO Ricky Banks Resigns Amid MLG Meme Coin Scandal
This week, the collision of the gaming community and the crypto community took place when FaZe Clan CEO Ricky Banks stepped down after his association with the meme crypto coin project, $MLG. In 2023, a research in the Journal of Financial Economics found that 70 percent of celebrity-sponsored cryptocurrencies are underperforming because of their hype and uselessness. The MLG scandal only pours into a pot that already has several dead celebrity …
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