Ponzi Scheme

英国前首相鲍里斯·约翰逊将比特币描述为“庞氏骗局”，并声称这种数字资产的投资吸引力甚至不如《宝可梦》交易卡，此言论引发了加密货币社区的强烈反响。

在一次戏剧性的机场抓捕行动中，印度中央调查局（CBI）逮捕了达尔文实验室联合创始人兼首席技术官阿尤什·瓦尔什尼，其涉嫌参与持续多年的GainBitcoin加密货币诈骗案。

佛罗里达州男子克里斯托弗·亚历山大·德尔加多因涉嫌通过其公司Goliath Ventures运作价值3.28亿美元的加密货币庞氏骗局被捕。当局称，大部分资金被用于支付早期投资者及资助其个人开销，包括购买豪华住宅和举办奢华活动。

Thai authorities have arrested Liang Ai-Bing, a Chinese national believed to be the mastermind behind the $31 million FINTOCH exit scam, following a coordinated intelligence operation between Thai and Chinese law enforcement.

Chinese investors who lost money in a $6 billion Bitcoin Ponzi scheme face a long legal battle to reclaim their funds from 61,000 bitcoins seized by U.K. authorities, now worth over $7.4 billion. The case centres on Qian Zhimin, who pleaded guilty to money laundering, but tracing the coins back to individual victims remains highly complex.

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty in the UK to what is believed to be one the biggest Bitcoin seizure in the world, worth more than $7 billion.

Ramil Ventura Palafox, the 60-year-old CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI), has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after orchestrating a $201 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that duped more than 90,000 investors worldwide.

A Texas court ruled that Nathan Fuller, who admitted running a crypto Ponzi scheme, cannot use bankruptcy to escape his debts. He now remains personally liable for more than $12.5 million owed to investors.

Vietnamese authorities have dismantled what they claim is the nation’s largest-ever crypto fraud operation, following the arrest of the ringleader behind a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around the digital token Paynet Coin (PAYN).

The two Estonian co-founders of the now-defunct crypto mining company HashFlare are seeking leniency after pleading guilty to wire fraud, while U.S. federal prosecutors are calling for each to serve a full decade in prison