X has filed a lawsuit in the UK against two named defendants and multiple unnamed account operators, alleging that a coordinated network of Bitcoin-related accounts manipulated engagement metrics and earned at least £207,000 from the creator monetization program. According to publicly available materials, these allegations remain at the stage of X’s unilateral claims, with no ruling yet issued by the court.
Six accounts were accused of coordinated manipulation.
The complaint lists six primary accounts: @Vivek4real_, @Bitcoin_Teddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest, and @PolyBackTest. X states that these accounts joined the Creator Monetization Program between August 2023 and February 2026, and amplified monetizable engagement by posting similar content in a short time frame, liking, reposting, and replying to each other.
X cites multiple examples in the document. It states that on August 13, three accounts replied to the same third-party post within 31 seconds; on July 23, 26, and August 3, multiple accounts posted highly similar content within minutes; and on August 5, two similar posts were published just 11 seconds apart. Additionally, three accounts are listed as affiliated interaction accounts, which X says repeatedly provided likes, replies, and retweets in support of the primary accounts.
Claim at least £207,000
X stated that the involved accounts received payments from the platform because they appeared to meet the creator revenue-sharing criteria, with a total amount of at least £207,384. The complaint lists individual account payouts ranging from approximately £3,490 to £74,332.
- @Vivek4real_: £74,332.44
- @saylordocs: £49,441.91
- @TrendingBitcoin: £22,938.35
In addition to seeking recovery of the paid amounts, X also stated that the estimated costs for investigation, analysis, remediation, and prevention are at least £75,000. The complaint requests the court to grant remedies including return of funds, damages, interest, and litigation costs.
The old commission plan has been replaced.
X stated that the relevant accounts were suspended on August 18 due to suspected coordinated profit-sharing fraud and platform manipulation, followed by the filing of a complaint on September 17. Publicly available records show that, as of September 21, no defendant responses or court rulings had been filed in the case.
At the time of this lawsuit, X was winding down its old creator revenue-sharing program. According to platform guidelines, new users were stopped from joining on August 7, and existing participants could continue earning until September 7, with the final payment under the old program scheduled for mid-September.
Starting September 8, X replaced its previous revenue-sharing model with Original Content Rewards. The new program compensates creators based on qualified impressions their original content receives on the homepage timeline, and explicitly prohibits the use of bots, automated tools, or other methods to generate likes, views, follows, comments, or shares.
Additional information: X stated that creators in the United States currently receive payments through X Money, while creators outside the United States must link a Stripe account and complete identity verification. Previously, foreign media reported that X had evaluated stablecoins such as USDC as payment options for creators, but as of the time referenced in this material, the platform has not confirmed any such arrangements.