The Tron office in Beijing has been surrounded by police as a crowd gathered to protest against a Chinese ponzi scheme that went under a Tron-like name, Twitter personality Crypto Authority reports on July 8.
Videos with crowds surrounded by police officers in the Tron's office have spread over Twitter, with people apparently coming to express outrage at a local crypto scam that reportedly led to $30 million worth of losses and one suicide.
As can be seen on the videos, people are apparently considering Tron to be the fraudulent entity, with the crowd reportedly yelling "Tron is a scam."
Sun has also recently warned investors against scam schemes using names of Tron and Tron-owned BitTorrent.
Tron CEO's response has followed reports on the alleged crypto scam scheme known as "Wave Field Super Community," which was associated with Tron by local investors, since in China, Tron is reportedly known by the name "Wave Field.
According to a report by Chinese news agency Nuclear Finance, "Wave Field Super Community" was launched in January 2019, claiming to by a "super representative" of Tron.
While Investors claim to have asked Tron to clarify on the connection between the entities, Sun has reportedly not commented on the issue since January, the report notes.
Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at social trading marketplace eToro, stated that police in the Tron's office came to protect the team from angry investors.
Tron was the one who called the police to protect them from investors who are upset that Tron scammed them.
Some online commentators meanwhile quipped at Tron's reputation of announcing collaborations, considering the case as a new partnership between Tron and the local police.
Tron Calls Police to Protect Beijing Office Against Angry Mob
Published on Jul 8, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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