Expose: U.S. government fraud influencer Nick Shirley announces cryptocurrency donation address, currently raising over $40,000

On December 30th, former world boxing champion and billionaire Andrew Tate announced that he would donate to expose government fraud in the US by supporting influencer Nick Shirley, who publicly shared Bitcoin and Ethereum donation addresses. As of press time, his Bitcoin donation address has received $308, Ethereum and its EVM networks (mainly BSC) have received over $44,000, mostly from transaction fees related to meme coins. Nick Shirley is a 23-year-old content creator known for on-the-ground street interviews and investigative reporting, with nearly 530,000 followers. Recently, Nick Shirley gained rapid popularity after exposing a welfare fraud case in Minnesota. He and his team visited multiple daycare centers and autism treatment facilities operated by the Somali community in Minnesota. The investigation found many locations empty, poorly equipped, or clearly not providing the claimed services (such as autism treatment), yet they received large sums through government medical assistance programs, revealing over $110 million in suspected fraud within a day. His 42-minute investigative video quickly went viral, and was retweeted by US Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk, and several politicians and KOLs praising his actions.