The Money Laundering Scandal That Shook All Of Twitch

The Twitch data leak that revealed the platform's highest earners, came with a blessing in disguise as it also inadvertently exposed a major money Turkish laundering scheme that reportedly netted $10 million.

According to several reports, a group of Turkish Twitch streamers were implicated after people took notice of how large amounts of bits were being consistently donated to creators despite having a relatively low follower count.

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0:04 THE TWITCH LEAK

1:28 OCTOBER 23RD

2:11 GET 30% OF THE REVENUE

2:42 7 X MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE

4:52 WE RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE USE A VARIETY OF SOURCES FOR THEIR INFORMATION, AS WELL AS MAKE SURE TO FACT CHECK ANY ARTICLES YOU READ BEFORE MAKING ASSUMPTIONS.