{"id":194076,"date":"2023-09-24T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194076"},"modified":"2023-09-24T13:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T13:39:20","slug":"miss-universe-denies-link-with-recently-unveiled-coin-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/miss-universe-denies-link-with-recently-unveiled-coin-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Universe denies link with recently unveiled coin project"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Miss Universe Organization has denied any association with the Miss Universe Coin project announced at the Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW) event held earlier this month. PBW said that they are in contact with all involved parties and will post an update soon. <\/p>\n
Earlier this month, a project called Miss Universe Coin was announced at PBW. Donald Lim, the founder of the organization managing the PBW,\u00a0said\u00a0during the event that the PBW will \u201claunch the Miss Universe Coin.\u201d However, weeks after the announcement, the official organization behind Miss Universe has denied any association with the coin project and called it a fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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On Sept. 22, the Miss Universe official Facebook page announced that the Miss Universe Organization and JKN Global Group, the company behind the pageant, are not associated with the coin project that was unveiled at the PBW event. According to the organization, it will be pursuing \u201call legal options with regards to this infringement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is currently no Miss Universe cryptocurrency or blockchain offering, and these products are in no way involved with the voting or selection process for Miss Universe or the Miss Universe Philippines pageants,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
Related: <\/em><\/strong>JPEX hikes withdrawal fee to almost $1K after Hong Kong watchdog warning<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement sent to Cointelegraph, a representative from the Miss Universe Organization claimed that the Miss Universe Coin is a “fraud,” and they expect it to be further announced in other events across the globe. \u201cWe suspect that people may be planning to mention this at upcoming blockchain conferences in Dubai and Singapore. If you see it there, please do not cover, it’s a fraud,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), PBW said that they are currently in contact with all of the parties involved and will announce an update as soon as possible.\u00a0Cointelegraph reached out to the Philippine Blockchain Week but did not get an immediate response.<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/em><\/strong>Chinese billionaire\u2019s $1B fraud charges, Kwon\u2019s $11M bet, Zhu Su and Islam: Asia Express<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n