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Bitcoin Dips Below $61K, Ether Slips 3% as Some PlusToken China Ponzi-Related Coins Moved to Exchanges
9.10.2024
One observer noted 7,000 PlusToken-related ETH transferred to crypto exchanges on Wednesday, raising concerns about potential selling pressure
The USD 4.2bn Question: Has China ‘Dumped’ PlusToken Bitcoin, Ethereum & Co?
27.11.2020
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Crypto community members are wondering what has become of a huge stash of crypto worth a combined USD 4.2bn seized by the Chinese authorities who closed down the PlusToken crypto scam earlier this year – with some asking if the funds were already “dumped” onto...
Chinese Judges Begin Sentencing PlusToken Bitcoin, Ethereum Scam Chiefs
29.9.2020
Judges in China have been handing out penalties to some of the individuals charged with masterminding the PlusToken crypto scam – a Ponzi scheme that reportedly sucked in some 2 million investors.
Per the Chinese prosecution service’s news outlet, via Xinhuanet, 16 individuals of varying seniority...
6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China
10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
27 Arrests as Chinese Police ‘Completely Destroy’ PlusToken Bitcoin Scam
30.7.2020
One of the most notorious and largest-scale bitcoin (BTC) scams of all time appears to have finally be taken down – with Chinese police swooping to arrest 27 suspects it said orchestrated PlusToken.
Per state-owned media outlet Chinanews, the Ministry of Public Security, China’s police authority...