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Ponzi Scheme

BitConnect founder indicted over $2.4B Ponzi scheme, faces 70 years in prison
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2 March, 2022

BitConnect founder indicted over $2.4B Ponzi scheme, faces 70 years in prison

A San Diego court charged Satish Kumbhani with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit commodity price manipulation, and international money laundering.
BitConnect victims can proceed with lawsuit vs scam’s promoters, appeals court rules
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25 February, 2022

BitConnect victims can proceed with lawsuit vs scam’s promoters, appeals court rules

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an earlier judgment which threw out the class-action lawsuit against the promoters as...
Digital currencies are ‘akin to Ponzi Schemes’: RBI deputy
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18 February, 2022

Digital currencies are ‘akin to Ponzi Schemes’: RBI deputy

Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar at the Reserve Bank of India likened digital currencies to Ponzi schemes and said banning...
Coin Signals man pleads guilty to $5M BTC Ponzi scheme, faces 10 years in prison
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6 December, 2021

Coin Signals man pleads guilty to $5M BTC Ponzi scheme, faces 10 years in prison

Jeremy Spence, 25, posed as a successful trader, lured investors and made off with over $5 million, according to the...
SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2B scam as promoter pleads guilty
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3 September, 2021

SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2B scam as promoter pleads guilty

The securities regulator has levied a new action against BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani and the lead U.S. promoter after they...
$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia
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20 August, 2021

$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia

Moscow police arrested Kirill Doronin on charges of allegedly defrauding $100 million from his investors, although some reports purport the...
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