HK Police Arrest 5 Involved in MyCoin’s Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
Hong Kong police arrested five suspects on Thursday, March 5 in connection to the MyCoin alleged Bitcoin scam. Authorities are still searching for the directors and shareholders of the investment company involved in the case. The arrests follow the sudden bankruptcy of Hong Kong-based Bitcoin trading and investment outfit MyCoin last month, taking with it a possible total of HK$3bn (or US$386.9m at press time), in investors funds. The company, which claimed it was serving 3,000 clients that had invested as much as HK$1m (US$129,000) each, had been accused by both clients and lawmakers of....
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