South Africa’s Mirror Trading BTC scam to pay $1.7B in CFTC case
Mirror Trading allegedly scammed 30,000 BTC from over 23,000 American investors, which it misappropriated, and CFTC imposed restitution of over $1.7 billion.
Mirror Trading allegedly scammed 30,000 BTC from over 23,000 American investors, which it misappropriated, and CFTC imposed restitution of over $1.7 billion.
The CFTC brought charges against Cornelius Johannes Steynberg, CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI), over operating an international fraudulent multi-level marketing scheme.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority believes that the firm Mirror Trading has been operating without the required licenses.