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Los esquemas Ponzi de criptomonedas costaron US$7800M a las víctimas en 2022
Los esquemas Ponzi de criptomonedas costaron US$7800M a las víctimas en 2022
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Airbit Club Founders, Lawyer Plead Guilty to $100M Fraud Scheme
The scheme's founders and promoters promised victims their money would be invested in a lucrative mining operation, but instead spent funds on cars, jewelry and luxury homes.
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SEC Files Emergency Action Against BKCoin for Running $100M ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme
BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang is accused of misappropriating client funds to bankroll vacations, purchase tickets to sporting events and pay rent on his New York City apartment.
BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference to announce money laundering charges against HSBC on December 11, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform
Company relied on smart contracts whose coding is consistent with a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Justice Department says.
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference to announce money laundering charges against HSBC on December 11, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

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EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme
Alexandre was arrested in May and charged with fraud for his role in the alleged pyramid scheme.
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Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner
Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner
An independent examiner for the U S bankruptcy court in New York said in a Tuesday filing that crypto lender Celsius Network misled its investors and occasionally used new customer funds to pay for other customers withdrawals the usual definition of a Ponzi scheme The Hash panel discusses the examiner's report and what it reveals [...]
Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner

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BitConnect’s Victims to Receive $17M in Restitution Seized From Scam’s Promoter
The money will be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries.
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Detuvieron y acusaron de fraude a dos promotores más del esquema Ponzi con criptomonedas Forcount
Aparentemente uno de los hombres acusados, un ciudadano español de 64 años llamado Néstor Núñez, era un actor a quien le habían pagado para presentarse como el CEO de Forcount bajo el alias de Salvador Molina.
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(De izquierda a derecha) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin y Edvard Sabirov, fundadores de Finiko. (YouTube)
Detienen en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos al líder de un presunto esquema Ponzi ruso
Con el arresto de Edvard Sabirov, solo queda en libertad uno de los cuatro líderes conocidos del fondo Finiko.
(De izquierda a derecha) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin y Edvard Sabirov, fundadores de Finiko. (YouTube)

Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large.
Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)