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Today in Crypto: ConsenSys Launches MetaMask Staking, Eurojust Stops Major Crypto Fraud Network, LendHub Loses $6M in an Attack
13.1.2023
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US Sentences Promoter of $3.4B Bitconnect Crypto Ponzi Scheme to 38 Months in Prison
20.9.2022
The U.S. has sentenced a Los Angeles man to 38 months in federal prison for his role in the $3.4 billion Bitconnect crypto Ponzi scheme. He admitted to earning no less than $24 million from the scam, all of which will now be “repaid to investors in restitution or forfeited to...
Indian Police Search for Bitconnect Founder After the US Indicted Him for Defrauding Crypto Investors
20.8.2022
The Indian police have launched an investigation into Bitconnect and booked its founder after a bitcoin investor reported being defrauded by the global crypto “Ponzi scheme.” According to U.S. authorities, the scheme reached a market capitalization of $3.4 billion at its peak....
Crypto Scam BitConnect Founder Reportedly Booked in India on Fresh Charges
18.8.2022
The legal woes of Satish Kumbhani, the discredited founder of crypto scam BitConnect, continue - Indian police have booked him after a lawyer told the authorities that he had been defrauded out of close to BTC 220 (USD 5.2m) through a series of scams perpetrated by Kumbhani and others....
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Corrupt CBI Officer Booked for Extorting Vigilante Bitcoiner
10.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly booked its own officer in an extortion case involving bitcoin. The target was a man who previously fell victim to the Bitconnect scam and allegedly resorted to extreme measures to recoup his money. Also read: China Now Censors...