{"id":21818,"date":"2023-09-01T21:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/the-story-of-a-crypto-influencers-attempt-to-bend-reality\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:58:21","slug":"the-story-of-a-crypto-influencers-attempt-to-bend-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/the-story-of-a-crypto-influencers-attempt-to-bend-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"The story of a crypto influencer\u2019s attempt to bend reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
In one of the weirder moments of my writing career, Carl \u201cThe Moon\u201d Runefelt contacted me out of the blue seeking an \u201cupdate to old information\u201d in a May 2022 article. The article had touched on his involvement with the crypto payment platform Kasta, but Runefelt felt a pressing need a year later to get the copy changed to highlight the fact he was \u201cnot the co-founder of Kasta, only [an] investor.\u201d<\/p>\n
An unusual request after so long \u2014 especially considering he had already made extensive comments after reading a prepublication draft of the original article. He\u2019d argued at one point that a mention in that article of \u201chaters\u201d who accused him of editing YouTube video titles in order to make past predictions appear accurate was \u201cclearly unprofessional.\u201d He suggested it was analogous to an article about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk\u2019s rockets including comments from flat-earthers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gotta focus on what\u2019s real, what\u2019s correct,\u201d Runefelt said.<\/p>\n
Runefelt is a crypto influencer known for showing off a lifestyle of private jets, supercars and million-dollar watches while making faces in YouTube videos purporting to offer crypto insights and market analysis. A high-school dropout who worked as a cashier in Sweden just a few years ago, Runefelt preaches \u201cthe law of attraction,\u201d which essentially posits that one can bend reality by believing hard enough in one\u2019s desired version of it.<\/p>\n
Kasta, now called Ka.app, is the crypto app that Runefelt is apparently trying to distance himself from. As it turns out \u2014 despite his version of reality \u2014 Runefelt was indeed a co-founder.<\/p>\n
First, let\u2019s get back to Runefelt\u2019s reality. He explained that the co-founder label\u00a0 a result of confusion due to an online rumor. \u201cPeople say many different things \u2014 people say I\u2019m the billionaire, bla bla bla \u2014 something takes off, and then everyone just goes with it,\u201d he remarked with annoyance.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though I never told people my net worth, the same with me being co-founder [of Kasta] \u2014 I\u2019m just trying to clean this stuff.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n