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Indian police launch probe into BitConnect founder wanted by US SEC
17.8.2022
The Indian police launched an investigation against BitConnect co-founder Satish Kumbhani months after the U.S. SEC said he relocated from India
Fugitive BitConnect Founder Kumbhani Indicted in US Is Now Wanted in India Too
17.8.2022
An unidentified lawyer filed a complaint naming Kumbhani and six others saying he was defrauded of his original investment of 54 bitcoins and the returns of 166 bitcoins that he was made to reinvest into platforms between 2016 and 2021, according to Indian Express
Celsius and BitConnect: Not So Different?
27.7.2022
Celsius may not have been as blatantly criminal as the infamous BitConnect pyramid scheme. But the parallels should have drawn more regulatory scrutiny
Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
5.4.2022
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet...
SEC unable to locate BitConnect founder convicted in $2.4B fraud case
1.3.2022
BitConnect founder is being sued for illegally raising funds and defrauding American investors of over $2 billion
BitConnect Founder Indicted in $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Disappeared
1.3.2022
Attorneys said efforts to locate the convicted founder could remain unfruitful
US Charges Indian Citizen in $3.4 Billion Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitconnect
27.2.2022
The founder of the $3.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme Bitconnect has been charged in the United States. “If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 70 years in prison,” said the U.S. Department of Justice. Bitconnect’s Founder Could Go to Prison for 70 Years...
DOJ indicts BitConnect’s Indian founder for $2.4B crypto Ponzi scheme
26.2.2022
A San Diego-based federal grand jury charged Kumbhani for orchestrating an alleged Ponzi scheme via BitConnect’s “Lending Program” among other allegations
US Justice Department Indicts BitConnect Founder
26.2.2022
Appellate court decision allows Bitconnect class action to proceed
23.2.2022
The superior court has reversed a lower court’s decision, making it possible for a class action to proceed against the promoters of one of crypto’s most infamous scams
ECB Should Learn From Florida, Solana's Opera, IOTA Assembles USD 100M, Gemini Down + More News
10.12.2021
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Crypto Gift Plans, Bitcoin Goes Baseball, SEC vs. BlockFi + More news
17.11.2021
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DOJ Selling Cryptocurrency Seized From Bitconnect Worth $56 Million
16.11.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling cryptocurrency worth $56 million that was seized from the “number one promoter” of Bitconnect, the largest crypto fraud scheme ever charged criminally. Investors were fraudulently induced to invest over $2 billion. The Bitconnect...
US Justice Dept is selling $56M in crypto to compensate victims of BitConnect’s fraud
16.11.2021
“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department
Crypto Scams that Rocked Asia to the Core, Part 1: BitConnect
28.10.2021
The rise of crypto has brought along a pretty unpleasant and unwanted passenger. As bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins have had their time in the sun, an unsavory customer has tagged along for the ride – the crypto scammer.
After the very early years of crypto, Asia became the first real center...
$2 Billion Crypto Fraud Bitconnect and Founder Charged — Director Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
3.9.2021
The $2 billion crypto fraud scheme Bitconnect and its founder have been charged in the U.S. In a parallel enforcement action, a Bitconnect director and top promoter has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the U.S. “The Bitconnect scheme is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency fraud...
SEC Hits BitConnect Founders, Promoters with Fresh Fraud Wrap
2.9.2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dredged up the ghost of the discredited crypto scam BitConnect, and will look to prosecute its alleged masterminds for selling fraudulent and unregistered securities – amounting to a total of USD 2bn.
The SEC issued a notice explaining that it...
Bitconnect promoter pleads guilty over Ponzi scheme, as platform faces new SEC charges
2.9.2021
Former BitConnect promoter Glenn Arcaro has pled guilty to his role in the saga, but the whereabouts of the firm’s founder Satish Kumbhani is unknown
SEC Readies to Settle with BitConnect Promoters - Judge
8.7.2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to settle with the promotors of the infamous BitConnect exchange who had helped the platform raise more than USD 2bn through their YouTube videos.
US Judge John G. Koeltl has announced he would likely sign off in the coming days...
SEC closes in on settlements with US BitConnect promoters for millions
8.7.2021
Four of six U.S.-based promoters of the notorious BitConnect Ponzi scheme have reached settlement agreements with the SEC