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Here’s a supposedly complete map of Mr. Beast’s crypto wallets

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Here’s a supposedly complete map of Mr. Beast’s crypto wallets

A group of crypto sleuths have published a map of Mr. Beast’s alleged crypto wallets. Investigators say the YouTuber is connected to 50 cryptocurrency wallets and has earned approximately $23 million from them using a range of shady methods, including pump-and-dump schemes.

It’s been a bad few weeks for Mr. Beast, real name Jimmy Donaldson. The YouTube star is battling a series of scandals, including allegations of selling moldy cheese to children, company group chats allegedly reported to the FBI, and an ongoing lawsuit filed by cast members of his upcoming Amazon show. There is clear anti-Mister sentiment in some circles on the Internet, and the investigation into his crypto wallets is just the latest salvo.

The team that collated the Mr Beast crypto wallets are Kasper Vandeloock, SomaXBT, hxnterson, angelfacepeanut and rfparson. They published the investigation on a new website, which describes itself as a “work in progress” where “the priority is to publish an article about Mr. Beast.”

Vandelock and others are well-known figures in the cryptocurrency world, and the investigation appears to be a thorough and deep dive into Donaldson’s crypto finances. “Their findings reveal a long history of insider trading, misleading investors and using his influence to promote tokens only to later dump them on the markets,” the investigation said. “This document examines the various tokens associated with these insider trading allegations and allegations, starting with the identification of wallets tied to MrBeast.”

The investigation is both compelling and baffling. Readers who do not already understand all the intricacies of cryptography will find it difficult to understand. At first glance, it appears that Vandelok and the others have the goods here. They mapped out a complex network of connections between the famous Mr Beast wallets and other crypto assets on the blockchain.

There are photos of Donaldson hanging out with crypto entrepreneurs, large flashy public service advertisements in which he announces his association with various crypto schemes, and screenshots of tweets, text messages and private messages that show Donaldson interacting with crypto people. The investigation is a jumble of charts, graphs and long strings of numbers. Decryption requires working knowledge of cryptocurrency.

According to the investigation, Mr. Beast repeatedly invested large sums of money in cryptocurrency projects during the pre-sale period and received huge profits. Crypto business is a tough business to make money in, and the investigation found that Donaldson wins more than he loses, especially for those who don’t do it full-time.

Donaldson is alleged to have had relationships with the founders of various up-and-coming crypto projects. The investigation traces these connections and shows how wallets associated with Donaldson invested heavily in various crypto schemes that he supported.

“Given Mr. Beast’s track record of consistently achieving great returns as a full-time content creator and owner of various businesses, there is an extremely high likelihood that his success in cryptocurrency investing is not the result of keen trading intuition, but simply insider knowledge. This is especially true for upcoming brand deals and partnerships within its network, including figures such as KSI, GaryVee and LazarBeam,” the statement said.

It is possible that there is actually some kind of fraud lurking behind this complex set of crypto wallets and transactions. Donaldson is a man who told TIME that he doesn’t consider himself rich and that his mother controls all the money. “I don’t have access to any of my bank accounts,” he told the magazine in February. “I have a CFO and everything, but (Prisher) has access to the main bank account.”

But if there is an obvious secret in this crypto investigation, then only people who understand cryptocurrency see it. Perhaps behind Donaldson’s “terrible” attitude and his image of a good boy from North Carolina lies a sinister crypto empire. But deciphering it will require someone more experienced in crypto fraud forensics (like the SEC).

Donaldson has other issues to contend with. In September, five cast members from his upcoming Amazon show sued him. Animal games, what’s the name of the show, it’s a riff on Squid games and puts participants through a variety of grueling challenges with the promise of winning $5 million. The lawsuit alleged that Donaldson’s team subjected members to chronic abuse and sexual harassment.

Earlier this year, Donaldson teamed up with Logan Paul and KSI to launch Lunchly, a Lunchable-style snack. As the food hit store shelves, people online began posting videos of themselves discovering moldy cheese inside. YouTube baking star Rosanna Pansino, who has a long-standing beef with Mr. Beast, posted a video of herself opening a moldy lunch earlier this month, fueling the allegations. The FDA told TMZ it has received 10 complaints about mold in Lunchlies.

On October 27, Pansino also said she contacted the FBI about Mr. Beast. At the center of Pansino’s new statement is a Telegram channel that she claims is Mr Beast’s work chat room. Pansino posted a seven-minute video on X that scrolls through the chat and highlights the lewd memes and jokes exchanged between participants.

Mr. Beast did not respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.