Turkish Valorant star cNed has spoken out about his role in the ongoing Twitch money-laundering investigation, which Riot Games has been looking into since a data breach on the network exposed strange payouts for several streamers.
The Valorant pro benefited from the plan, according to an Upcomer translation of Mehmet Yaz ‘cNed’ pek’s November 1st broadcast.
cNed said; “To be honest I don’t really have a statement to make about the topic because I’ve not even once messaged the bit-dude, he did not reach out to me [directly] once. He talked with my older brother. That guy sent me the bits, the bits transferred to me. I didn’t report those bits to Twitch, I acknowledge that. I didn’t report to Twitch and took the money.”
cNed maintained his innocence in his stream, despite the fact that the larger scam has already implicated other Valorant pros from the area.
A video from his stream showed him receiving a big 100,000 bit ($1000) contribution. cNed’s brother, Alihan ‘deNc’ pek, claimed that despite being granted the money, he did not comply with the scammers.
In an October 31 article, DeNc outlined the scope of his and the 19-year-old Valorant ace’s involvement. He explained; “I wanted to make a statement because we were targeted in order not to upset Mehmet’s fans and to clarify the matter. We decided that we did not want to do such a thing.”
Early allegations about CNed’s Twitch stream, including suggestions that he was intentionally implicated in the Twitch money laundering scam, have since been debunked.
In response to early story headlines, he replied on Twitter, “What a good idea for a click,” before clarifying that he “admits role in Twitch money laundering scam.”
According to the Turkish star, he had no contact with the alleged con artists. Stolen credit cards are used to make anonymous bit donations to people in the Twitch money laundering scam. Once the payments are received, the culprits receive a piece of the clean money, while the streamer keeps a cut.
Riot Games and Twitch are both looking into the continuing Valorant investigation, which is thought to involve hundreds of accounts.