The Kroger grocery store chain’s headquarters is proven in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., June 28, 2018. REUTERS/Lisa Baertlein/File Photograph
Nov 5 (Reuters) – Kroger Co (KR.N) stated on Friday a press launch saying it might settle for “bitcoin money” this vacation season is fraudulent, turning into the second main retailer in latest weeks to be ensnared in a crypto hoax.
The discharge appeared on Kroger’s investor relations web page, and was later deleted.
“This morning a press launch was fraudulently issued claiming to be The Kroger Co that falsely said the group will start to simply accept Bitcoin Money. This communication was fraudulent and is unfounded and must be disregarded,” a spokesperson for the corporate stated in an emailed assertion.
The corporate didn’t instantly reply to questions on how the discharge made it to its web site.
The discharge additionally appeared on PR Newswire, which later issued an advisory to ignore the announcement.
Bitcoin costs turned barely unfavourable after Kroger stated the discharge was faux.
Bitcoin Money is a fork of bitcoin’s underlying software program code fashioned in 2017, and was an initiative headed by a small group of largely China-based bitcoin miners. (https://reut.rs/3bL8MNO)
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) was topic to a cryptocurrency hoax in September when a faux press launch was printed asserting a partnership between the world’s largest retailer and litecoin. The information had briefly despatched costs of the little identified cryptocurrency surging. read more
Reporting by Uday Sampath in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Krishna Chandra Eluri and Bernard Orr
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