X Corp. and X Internet Unlimited Company have officially filed a legal claim against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and several other parties in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales. The lawsuit, registered under claim number BL-2026-001161, alleges that the crypto account operators deliberately coordinated to manipulate audience engagement in order to extract funds from the social media platform. The scheme centered on a single objective: siphoning at least £207,384 by exploiting the Creator Revenue Sharing Program.
The allegations target a network of profiles operating under the guise of Bitcoin-focused accounts. Court filings detail the involvement of six primary accounts supporting the scheme: @Vivek4real_, @Bitcoin_Teddy, @saylordocs, @TrendingBitcoin, @Kalshibacktest, and @PolyBackTest. The accounts were registered in stages between August 2023 and February 2026 specifically to inflate engagement metrics and defraud the revenue-sharing algorithm.
Synchronized Content and Split-Second Replies
The legal team supported its allegations of a premeditated operation by presenting timestamp evidence of unusual publishing activity. On August 5, the network of accounts published identical written posts with a time gap of just 11 seconds between profiles. Such tight synchronization forms the basis of the claimant’s argument that the crypto profiles were not operated independently by individual owners, but were instead orchestrated by a single controlling entity.
Traces of manipulation were recorded again eight days later on August 13. This time, accounts within the network targeted organic posts from unrelated third parties. They published replies in near-unison within a 31-second window. Orchestrating the rhythm of engagement allowed the group to generate pound sterling payouts far exceeding what legitimate creators earned through genuine audience interactions.
Official Defense Yet to Be Filed in Court
As of September 21, 2026, the civil lawsuit involving hundreds of thousands of pounds remains in its preliminary filing stages. Neither Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, nor the other defendants have submitted a formal defense to the court registry. The absence of a rebuttal document means counterarguments from the crypto account operators remain unavailable to legal observers and the general public.
Judges at the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales have not yet issued interim rulings or scheduled further hearings. Taking legal action against the manipulation ring in a London courtroom underscores X’s tightening tolerance for monetization exploit schemes. The outcome of the dispute could set a precedent for potential penalties facing crypto account operators found guilty of faking engagement metrics. Reported by crypto.news.
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