Bitcoin to Gold: Coinabul faces 'Class Action' alleging Fraud

Bitcoin to Gold: Coinabul faces 'Class Action' alleging Fraud

Bitcoin to Gold company Coinabul, a company that claims to be "The first Bitcoin to gold service,", is facing a 'Class Action' lawsuit alleging that the company has been involved in committing fraud. On a personal level, I bought .76 Bitcoin worth of gold on may 3rd, and I'm still waiting. Yazan Hussein claims that he paid 1,654.54 bitcoins to Coinabul last year and has, up to date, received no gold. He filed the Federal complaint in Illinois on July 25th naming Coinabul and its CEO, Jason Shore, as defendants. Edelson Law, the firm involved in the class action against Mt Gox, is....


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