A UK-based crypto company called Copper recently hosted a dinner party at a luxury hotel in London where guests were served sushi by partially nude models. The event took place at the Mandrake Hotel, and attendees were promised an experience that would stimulate all five senses and go beyond the ordinary at the Copper event.
The Financial Times published a photo from the party showing a male and female model in thin bodysuits serving sushi off their bodies. This practice is reminiscent of an old Japanese custom known as nyotaimori, where sushi is served to guests on the bodies of naked women.
A source close to Copper described the dinner party as more about art and performance than anything inappropriate. They mentioned that the models were dressed in swimming costumes and clarified that Sir Philip Hammond, the chairman of Copper, did not attend the event.
A spokesperson for Copper explained to the Financial Times that the party was part of their sponsorship of the Digital Assets Summit and was organized by a third-party event planner. The event was open to all conference delegates.
Copper is a company that offers financial entities the opportunity to trade crypto on various exchanges. Founded by Dmitry Tokarev in 2018, the company has been under Hammond's leadership since 2023.
Recent reports have linked Copper to sending $4.2 million worth of ETH to a member of a Russian arms dealing network. Additionally, the company has faced accusations of helping a Russian oligarch evade US sanctions through a share sale.
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