#cryptocurrency fraud

News.Bitcoin / Mastermind of $147 Million Crypto ‘Scam of Epic Proportions’ Sentenced to 10 Years in US Prison

January 13, 2021 / newsbitcoin

The mastermind of what the U.S. Department of Justice calls a scam of “epic proportions” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. His crypto scheme collected over $147 million,…

News.Bitcoin / Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme Sentenced to Prison

December 18, 2020 / newsbitcoin

The mastermind behind a $25 million cryptocurrency debit card scheme has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release. The…

News.Bitcoin / Mastermind of Bitcoin Mining Ponzi Scheme Extradited to the US: $20 Million in Victims’ Funds Laundered

December 1, 2020 / newsbitcoin

The US government says it has extradited Gutemberg Dos Santos, the co-founder of the Airbit Club Ponzi scheme from Panama and he now awaits his trial in a Manhattan court.…

News.Bitcoin / $200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies

November 5, 2020 / newsbitcoin

The Many Facts Pointing to John Nash Being Satoshi Nakamoto Six years ago, a number of theories spread across the internet that claimed the famed American economist and mathematician John…