CRYPTO BOMBSHELL BBC axes documentary about teen crypto millionaire amid scam claims

A BBC documentary about a teen crypto millionaire has been axed amid claims the star was involved in a scam.

Hanad Hassan, from Birmingham, was promoted as a crypto whizz who was able to quit two jobs and drop out of university after making a whopping £1 million from a £37 investment.

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The programme - called The Crypto Millionaire - was due to be broadcast at 7.30pm on Wednesday and also featured in an article on the corporation's website.

However, both have now been removed and the BBC have said they are looking into "editorial issues".

"Birmingham’s self-made crypto-millionaire giving back," the article read, and featured pictures of his flat and £30,000 Mercedes.

The BBC however omitted mentions that Hassan's cryptocurrency OrfanoX was abruptly shut down in October - leaving many unhappy investors claiming it was a "scam".

Suddenly axing show has left the BBC red faced as it was one of the leading commissions for its We Are England show, which is replacing the now cancelled Inside Out.

BBC chiefs are reportedly "investigating" the claims - while sources have said the decision to pull down the article is "exasperating," reports the Mail Online.