If this is true popular mainstream media will cover this news because Eddie is a big name the CEO of Stake.com, but it was spotted in Medium which is an article-sharing site where anyone can create an article even fake articles.
Eddie can file defamation or cyber libel against whoever wrote this article, checking the article it is now deleted, of course, he knows the repercussion, Eddie has a battery of lawyers if he pursues the case he can catch the perpetrator.