The so-called “CryptoQueen” remains on the run – and her brother Konstantin in 2019 pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering in connection with the scheme.Īnd meanwhile, China convicted the ringleaders of a gang who are believed to have defrauded investors out of $2.2 billion (over $A 3 billion) worth of Bitcoin and other crypto using the scam “PlusToken”. She boasted it was faster, cheaper and more secure than its rival Bitcoin – with people from 175 countries signing up to get rich quick.ĭespite the promises of riches however, OneCoin is believed to be a giant Ponzi scheme which sucked in some $4 billion ($A 5.6 billion) from unwitting customers. One of the most infamous scams was “OneCoin” when Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to purchase the new crypto. While many people have got rich from crypto – with some having millions invested smartly in meme coins like Doge and Shiba Inu – plenty of others have lost out to scammers. Leonardo DiCaprio played Jordan in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street. “The sooner governments step in the better it is for crypto because when authorities start to regulate a dark market, it gets bigger and better.”
“What I hate about it the most is that legitimate stuff – it gives those digital coins a bad name. “The wheels of justice grind slowly but they do grind forward, despite no one getting in trouble yet I have to believe the government is looking at this and saying ‘wait a second, there’s all these people scamming.’ He said: “My guess is that someone will end up getting indicted for this stuff. The trader, who is now a successful motivational speaker, insisted government intervention and regulation will be good for “blue chip” coins such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. There is no way they are ever going to work”, Belfort said. “People should go to jail seriously – they are not legitimate.
He hit out at currencies such as MILF Coin and Yummy Coin adding: “unscrupulous people start the coins and get into a chat room and saying stuff that’s blatantly illegal.” Dogecoin was started as a joke but has now gained traction with amateur investors.
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