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BTC scammer who paid Steven Seagal for promotion sentenced to 60 months in prison
John DeMarr, founder of B2G and StartOptions, paid actor Steven Seagal to promote that investing in his tokens would yield...
My Big Coin founder Randall Crater gets 8 years in prison over $7.5M fraud
The founder of My Big Coin, a scheme found to be a sham, becomes the first digital asset executive to...
US authorities dismantle ransomware-friendly Bitzlato exchange, arrest co-founder
The DoJ’s complaint against Anatoly Legkodymov, a senior executive and major shareholder of Bitzlato, notes that it was founded in...
Bitconnect promoter ordered to pay $17M to 800 fraud victims
The DOJ's filings indicate that the project's founders diverted the funds and began operating a "textbook Ponzi scheme by paying...
Mutant Ape Planet founder faces charges over $2.9 million fraud scheme
In a classic rug pull, Aurelien Michel allegedly absconded with the funds and abandoned the Mutant Ape Planet project, leaving...
US feds probe Digital Currency Group financial transfers to Genesis
The DoJ and the SEC are probing DCG’s transactions with Genesis, while prosecutors in New York are seeking documents as...
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