Lee Cheonsu denies involvement in 'coin scam' allegations, says "No collaboration"

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Former football player and broadcaster Lee Cheon-su denied allegations of being involved in a cryptocurrency case aimed at 'scam coin' fraud.

On the 11th, Lee Cheon-su posted a clarification regarding the 'scam coin' involvement controversy on the community section of his YouTube channel 'Lee Cheon-su'.

Lee Cheon-soo.
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He wrote, "I want to state that I have no connection whatsoever with the coin issued by Golden Goal (GDG)," adding, "A photo was taken of me unknowingly at the first meeting, and the content circulating in group chats saying 'Lee Cheon-su will support this' is something I never said, and I only found out later through a tip that such group chats were being operated."

He continued, "Regarding the part related to the 'Lee Cheon-su football boots NFT' issued in August 2021, around April 2021, I was introduced to a junior who was a former football player by an acquaintance," and "After several meetings, I heard that the GDG company was conducting a business combining NFT with hosting youth football tournaments."

Lee Cheon-su explained, "During meetings with GDG, I was proposed to issue Lee Cheon-su football boots as an NFT product," and "It was not for auction or trading but an event where the items were distributed by lottery, so I only allowed the use of my portrait rights for that event."

Also, about a month after the NFT release, he noticed that GDG's website and Instagram were promoting as if he had collaborated with GDG, so he protested and requested the removal of all related content, which was then deleted.

He stated, "Since then, I have not engaged in any business collaboration with GDG," and "I clearly state that I have no relationship with GDG beyond the above, and furthermore, I have no connection whatsoever with the coin issued by GDG."

Recently, controversies over 'scam coins'?cryptocurrencies created by leveraging celebrities to attract investors and then disappearing with the money?have continued. Comedians Na Seon-uk, Kim Won-hoon, and Jo Jin-se, who were caught up in the controversy, denied the allegations, while YouTuber Oking, who had refuted the involvement suspicions, retracted his position and apologized.