Everyone knows Kevin Mirshahi in the crypto world in Montreal. Even though the court has barred him from giving his investment advice from 2021, his name is still worth its weight in gold.
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“He left another group as soon as AMF showed interest in him,” one of his former clients told us on Friday on condition of anonymity.
Kevin Mirshahi was very angry at Telegram in 2021. His group, known as CryptoParadise, had 2,300 members who paid a monthly fee to learn which cryptocurrency to invest in.
“I made a lot of good moves for him,” another former client who attended the same high school as Mirshahi told us.
when Newspaper Marson brought the matter to light in April 2021The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has opened an investigation into Antoine Marsan and Kevin Mirshahi.
Marson, A 22-year-old youth from Laval areaMirshahi was hired to promote a new cryptocurrency token called MRS to members of Crypto Paradise.
Marsan-Mirshahi’s campaign performed so well that between the token’s launch on April 14, 2021 and its devaluation on April 18, holders went from 637 to 3,470.
Marsan and Mirshahi said they later received death threats.
Both were barred from practicing under the Securities Act by the court in July 2021. They still exist.
Dozens of Quebecers between the ages of 16 and 20 have lost everything in MRS. Three days after its launch, the token’s value peaked at $5.14.
On the fourth day, the two largest holders liquidated everything without warning. The value dropped to $0.54 on April 18, 2021. All small investors saw their money disappear.
After the court ban, Mirshahi still runs The Amir Group on Telegram. All our evidence points to the fact that he never stopped giving his advice.
The AMF on Friday declined to say whether it was aware of the existence of the second group. The commission said Marson and Mirshani are still barred from practicing under the Securities Act.
Mystery and… luxury
Kevin Mirshahi is known for his discretion. Almost no one knows what he looks like.
“All I know is he’s small,” a third former client said Friday afternoon Newspaper.
Provided by a source
He has good An Instagram page There he flaunts a lavish and lavish lifestyle like other crypto industry influencers.
He has too A LinkedIn page. However, it is impossible to confirm that he is the instigator.
“We think someone who wanted to anger him put his photo on LinkedIn,” he said Newspaper One of his former clients, Friday.
“Music geek. Coffee lover. Devoted food scholar. Web buff. Passionate internet guru.”