he claims the name is in no way influenced by monero
All you need to know right there
Lets be fair here guys.
I'm fair. The word monero existed before Monero, and certainly moneta did as well. There was in fact even a cryptonote coin called Moneta Verde, and I'm well aware of it.
So the idea of using moneta as or in a coin name is not itself Monero-derived. But the idea of using such a name
after Monero has shown some success (and he is surely aware of it since he is operating in the same submarket)
and then claiming not to be "in no way influenced" by Monero is not credible. In fact I'd say he's a lying scammer.
Sorry, just calling it as I see it. Granted yes partially influenced by observing how Zerovert was run, and not specifically just this one thing.
Well, If so then Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

I was pissed when a house down the block copied mine until I was reminded of this.
Lets make sure it doesn't use a close ticker and get on Polo.