Dr Mahathir said his office had lodged reports on such advertisements and explained that fraud and forgery using his name had occurred even before the widespread use of social media and the Internet, adding that people have been deceived by these false promotions of business opportunities. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied the claims that he is using cryptocurrency as he only uses fiat money or physical money.
Dr Mahathir in a statement on Nov 1, said he would not encourage the public to use cryptocurrency adding that advertisements or websites that claimed he promoted the use of cryptocurrency were all fake.
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