X Launches Probe into Employee Crypto Bribery Scandal - Internal Investigation Underway

X Corp triggers internal investigation following explosive crypto bribery allegations against employees.

Sources confirm multiple departments under scrutiny as company scrambles to contain reputational damage.

Whistleblower claims suggest systematic corruption involving digital asset transfers—prompting immediate executive response.

Compliance teams working overtime to trace blockchain transactions while regulators circle like sharks.

Another day, another crypto scandal—because apparently traditional financial corruption wasn't innovative enough.

Crypto Bribery on X

X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk’s social media app, is one of the leading platforms for crypto promotion. As is often the case, however, many firms try to unfairly put their thumb on the scale. Today, X revealed a foiled bribery scandal involving its own employees:

X has exposed and is taking strong action against a bribery network targeting our platform. Suspended accounts involved in crypto scams and platform manipulation paid middlemen to attempt to bribe employees to reinstate their suspended accounts. These perpetrators exploit social…

Specifically, official accounts alleged that some crypto scammers offered X employees a bribe to reinstate their profiles. Social media is a primary vector for crypto scams, and moderators constantly work to disable nefarious users.

Apparently, however, some of these figures aimed to pay their way back into X’s good graces. It’s not clear if these efforts were successful, but it was an organized group operating across several social media platforms and popular Internet sites.

X’s official statement claimed that it’s taking legal action in this crypto bribery scandal. Elon Musk, the platform’s owner, hasn’t publicly commented yet, but the team said that its “commitment to ensuring [the] platform’s integrity is absolute.