• The man, the legend... Charles Ponzi (via Smithsonian/public domain).
    The man, the legend... Charles Ponzi (via Smithsonian/public domain).
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    Three charged in BitClub Network’s alleged $722 million bitcoin Ponzi scheme

    Three men are accused of using the BitClub Network cryptocurrency mining pool to defraud investors, referring to them as ‘sheep’ and ‘idiots’

    December 11, 2019 /

    A Ponzi scheme that stole $722 million from investors in a fraudulent cryptocurrency mining pool has been broken up by FBI and IRS agents, according a federal indictment. BitClub Network promised investors around the world shares in the earnings of a major non-existent bitcoin mining pool.

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