SEC Seeks Trial of Swedish National Over Alleged Fraud That Took $3.5M in Crypto
The man is alleged to have fleeced 2,200 victims in the U.S. and 45 other countries, netting $3.5 million via payments in bitcoin and other digital assets.
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The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court. The trial of the alleged launderer of $4 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC), Alexander Vinnik, got underway in Paris on Oct 19.However, despite reported links to the 300,000 BTC hack of Mt. Gox in 2014, prosecutors are focusing on a €135 million ($159 million) ransomware fraud targeting French businesses and organizations between 2016 and 2018.According to AP News, Russian national Vinnik is being charged with extortion, money laundering and criminal association after 20....
The investigation against an alleged major Spanish Ponzi crypto scheme will now be in charge of the National Court of Spain. A judge from the national legal instance is now taking the investigation of Arbistar after the inhibition of a judge in Tenerife. Economic Damages Could Reach Over $120 Million According to El País, judge José Luis Calama agreed to investigate Arbistar 2.0 SL, as victims of the alleged scam are almost 1,127. Still, authorities believe the number could be as high as 32,000. As a worrisome fact for the judge, said El País, the amount of money....
The Swedish Bitcoin Foundation released an official statement regarding OneCoin, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that has been around since early 2015. Mats Henricson, the chairman of the Swedish Bitcoin Foundation, wrote in an official statement that the organization believes OneCoin is a fraud and that users who are relatively new to digital currencies and the cryptocurrency industry must be cautious when approaching OneCoin-related programs. Henricson said: “OneCoin has grown immensely large and billions have been put into this phenomenon. But OneCoin is not like the other crypto....