Billy McFarland raises just $400 in ETH for Fyre Festival sequel
Billy McFarland, famous for his failed “Fyre Festival”, has decided to work on a new event that he’s calling Fyre II. McFarland spent four years in prison for fraud after disappointing thousands who attended the first Fyre music festival on a private Caribbean island in 2017. Fyre II was discussed in a recent X (formerly Twitter) Space, where McFarland said there was no musical lineup yet, that buying a ticket would “promise nothing,” and that if it happens, Fyre II would likely take place in a year. McFarland also explained that he was fascinated by crypto because he “missed the bull run while in jail.” On March 4 McFarland tweeted a request for people to send him ETH, saying that he would “take the 2 people who send the most as my personal guests to FYRE II.” So far the largest donations have totaled 0.05 ETH each, meaning the potential winners spent roughly $200 on the supposed promise that McFarland will bring them to Fyre II. This is much less than the individuals who got ...