A new day, a new major pyramid scheme to be tackled. This time it is a case in America. The case involves a total of 29,421 bitcoin.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Cornelius Johannes Steynberg and his company Mirror Trading International (MTI) in the 'largest ever bitcoin fraud case'.
The CFTC is the US regulator for derivatives markets. They are also involved in the enforcement of bitcoin and related products.
This is the largest case that this particular regulator is taking on. There are of course other large cases that involved many billions of dollars.
Indictment
The indictment accused Syenberg of a well-known "business model": multi-level marketing. The daily price of the stolen bitcoin was about $1.7 billion in total.
Through his company, Syenberg allegedly defrauded people for almost three years (from May 2018 to March 2021).
Participants were promised golden mountains. But in practice, it became mostly a lot of tears. "The few trades the accused did were not profitable and they essentially embezzled all of at least 29,421 Bitcoin," CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson said in a press release. "Scammers often take full advantage of new technology, global connectivity and the perceived lack of a police officer."
The CFTC is demanding fines, and customers must also get their money back. The latter will be tricky. In the world of bitcoin, money is often irretrievable.
https://twitter.com/CFTC/status/1542606308028866561
https://www.indexuniverse.eu/us-regulator-embroiled-in-largest-bitcoin-fraud-case-ever/
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