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The BBC has pulled a programme on a crypto-millionaire heralded for raising huge sums for charity after suggestions that the scheme had been a scam.
An article entitled ‘Birmingham’s self-made crypto-millionaire giving back’ was published on the BBC News homepage this morning detailing the apparent successes of OrfanoX CEO Hanad Hassan.
The 20-year-old claimed he had created a cryptocurrency in April last year that took profits from the investments into his coin to invest heavily in charitable organisations.
The Midlands edition of We Are England on Mr Hassan was also scheduled to go out at 7.30pm tonight on BBC One.
But following the publishing of the piece, members of the crypto community who had bought shares in OrfanoX pointed out that the coin had been shut down in October 2021, with many people losing all the money they had invested.
Journalist Jim Waterson posted the article on social media questioning why the fact that the coin had been removed last year was not mentioned
The founders of the currency posted a message on Telegram, a communications platform, last year announcing that they had ‘decided to discontinue the OrfanoX token’.
They wrote: ‘Things haven’t gone the way we had planned and after careful consideration we have decided to stop the project.’
It appears that many of those who bought shares did not receive any money back despite pledges made by the company to reinvest in other currencies.
One man who invested in OrfanoX said that he had bought 1.5 billion tokens (equivalent to £50) last year, believing it was a charitable venture, only to find that his money was frozen in its account and was no longer accessible.
The BBC article was quickly pulled from the site today after social media users pointed this out, initially showing a 404 error before being wiped from the page entirely, while the commissioning editor for the piece removed all tweets promoting it.
A spokesperson for the corporation then confirmed that the programme intended to be shown on BBC One Midlands this evening has been cancelled, adding that they wished to add nothing further on the matter currently.
Many social media users voiced their anger at Orfano following the pulling of their currency, as they were unable to reclaim their investment
A source involved in the cryptocurrency trade told Mail+ that OrfanoX showed multiple signs of being a scam, including a fake link to a whitepaper promising corporate transparency, as well as marketing themselves as a charity project yet promising to donate just three per cent of every transaction fee to a cause.
No charities were listed on the company website either. Instead, they wrote: ‘Rather than having a third-party company doing the charity, our community and team volunteers will be out and about doing the hard work and donating to charities and places chosen by the community, this will all be live and on video for the holders to see.’
No videos of donations have been found.
The BBC was approached for comment.
Loading...Huge smart meter shake-up confirmed – allowing prices to change 48 times a day
mart meters will automatically send energy suppliers half-hourly updates on their customers’ gas and electricity use, under an overhaul of the system later this year.
Ofgem will be granted new powers in May allowing it to change the way smart meters operate, so that data about usage is sent to suppliers every 30 minutes by default.
Suppliers will be able to use the data to change consumer energy prices as much as 48 times per day, allowing them to charge households more at peak times. The idea is that it will ease demand during busy periods and eventually lower kWh costs for everyone.
The new initiative will mark another step closer to “time of use” tariffs, which would charge customers different amounts at peak and off peak times.
For example, using a washing machine in the day or watching television in the morning would be cheaper, based on when National Grid usage is down, while charging gadgets at popular times such as overnight could be more expensive.
But it’s been met with criticism with campaigners warning that people who have no control of their usage could be left paying higher premiums.
This includes vulnerable people and those with older tech devices.
Ofgem insisted the plans will ultimately benefit most customers, saving households up to a collective £4.5billion overall.
That’s if households use it to their advantage by turning their electricials on at off peak times.
A timeline published by Ofgem says it will formally gain the powers to introduce the changes in May. They will be implemented by 2025.
Smart meters already have the capability to send half-hourly use reports to suppliers, but at present a customer must “opt in” for this to happen.
But soon this will be in place by default. Customers who do not want to share this data will have to ask to “opt out” – but the change won’t apply until the bill payer next signs an energy contract.
Households with a smart meter will also have to submit a mandatory reading every day, rather than once a month under the current requirements.
At present, suppliers typically do not know exactly how much power households are using throughout the day.
This means companies generally charge a flat rate for electricity and gas, although some including Octopus and British Gas have offered “free” power to customers during quieter hours.
Ofgem and energy companies want to encourage people to use less power during the busiest periods. This would mean less investment is needed for upgrading grid infrastructure with rising use such as with the increased use of electric vehicles.
Greg Jackson, chief executive of Octopus Energy, said: “This change would be extremely good for consumers.
“People who want a bargain can grab them, while everyone else benefits because it reduces waste.”
A spokesman for Ofgem said: “This major system upgrade is a significant milestone on Britain’s path to net zero.
“It will enable a more efficient, flexible and greener energy system which will save billions of pounds per year on all consumers’ energy bills.
“Ofgem will work closely with industry to make sure it delivers this major upgrade while ensuring those in vulnerable circumstances remain protected.”
Loading...I’ve watched it in slow motion on my tv and it looks like a rehearsed fall to me, I think if it were real the audience would’ve had a different reaction than them all laughing and not 1 of them took it seriously. Deep down I would like to think it was God showing whose the boss about here and striking her down for her blasphemy it would serve her right and if it were God his comedy timing is spot on
Loading...Thanks Hugo, I feel the same and have often thought of that Casey quote. Some interesting stuff coming from MSM now. Think you are correct the purpose is more fear, low energy, keep us confused, make us sick. The HIV stuff would fit well with all this too. I am sure big pharma’s new jagged little pills will ‘cure’ all.
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She wouldn’t look.like that if she had fracture her skull in 4 place, she’d be in intensive care. Anyone believing that must be blind..
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