US Justice Dept is selling $56M in crypto to compensate victims of BitConnect’s fraud
“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department.
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“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department.
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