US Court Orders Operator of South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme to Pay Over $3.4 Billion
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Johann Steynberg, the founder and CEO of Mirror Trading International, has been ordered to pay over $1.73 billion in restitution to victims of his bitcoin ponzi scheme. The court has also ordered Steynberg to pay a civil monetary penalty of a similar amount. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) conceded that orders requiring payment of funds “may not result in the recovery of any money lost because wrongdoers may not have sufficient funds or assets.”
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