A crypto influencer recently praised a Nigerian student who agreed to return Solana tokens worth several thousand dollars that were mistakenly sent to his crypto wallet. After the influencer revealed the incident, well-wishers in the crypto community, impressed by the student’s honesty, began sending tips to his crypto wallet.
Influencer: Incident Highlights Hope for Crypto Community
A Nigerian chemical engineering student, Anjola Femi, recently returned crypto assets worth $14,000 mistakenly sent to his account by a crypto trader. According to the crypto trader and influencer who calls himself “The Crypto Network,” Femi had won Solana (SOL) tokens worth $100 in one of the former’s crypto giveaway promotions. However, the crypto trader accidentally sent 100 SOL tokens.
Upon realizing the mistake, the influencer reached out to Femi and asked him to return 90 SOL and keep the rest. After Femi complied with his request, the crypto trader shared details of this moment with his more than 174,000 followers on X.
“Lucky sent me back 90 solana. There is still hope in the crypto community, that is insane, an anonymous individual who is a supporter of mine, a follower of mine [has returned the 90 SOL.] Thank you man,” the influencer said.
Femi’s Honesty Rewarded
Immediately after The Crypto Network shared a video in which he thanked Femi, some well-wishers, surprised by the latter’s honesty, began sending tips to his crypto wallet. According to a report, Femi had a gift credit balance of over $5,000 at the time of writing.
By returning the funds, Femi not only bucked the common trend in the crypto world, where recipients either spend or refuse to return mistakenly sent assets. As the case between Crypto.com and an Australian woman illustrates, some recipients of mistakenly sent funds will only relent when law enforcement or local courts intervene.
When asked why he agreed to return the 90 SOL, Femi reportedly said that refusing to do so would have gone against his values, such as honesty, which he “holds dear.”
