The Australian is facing six charges that carry penalties of between 2-10 years in prison.
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John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme.
4585 - Explained
Crypto worth billions upon billions of dollars has been lost to fraud. But what are the most common scams, and can they be stopped?
2474 - How to crypto
Experts share their insights on how to best avoid crypto exit scams, highlighting the biggest red flags investors should look out for.
8929 - Analysis
With a new AML report describing 2019 as the year of the exit scam, Cointelegraph looks at the biggest alleged scams to date and how to spot one...
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Indian police have discovered an alleged multi-million dollar cryptocurrency scam involving a BitConnect promoter.
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The FBI is attempting to investigate the movements behind the failed alleged ponzi scheme, which at one point was worth $2.5 billion.
4901 - New Year Special
Scams and frauds were still prevalent in 2018 despite a decline in the cryptocurrency market value.
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The Federal Court of Australia has imposed a travel ban and frozen the funds of John Bigatton, a promoter of $2.6 billion alleged Ponzi scheme Bitconnect.
5783 - In depth
Cointelegraph investigates the murky web of incidents connected with the Bitconnect heist, from Texas to Gujarat.
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Two U.S. states have asked Indian authorities to seize the property of the promoters of alleged BTC Ponzi scam BitConnect.
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Indian police have arrested a man who was allegedly involved in promoting the Bitconnect investment scam.
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The Texas State Securities Board has taken emergency action against a network of fraudulent crypto-related firms.
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YouTube has become a defendant in connection with the BitConnect class action lawsuit, claimants allege that YouTube did not take proper action in delisting videos promoting a fraud.
39917 In the wake of the Pincoin/iFan ICO scams in Vietnam, we take a look at the five biggest cryptocurrency scams to date.
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