Thai authorities have arrested Liang Ai-Bing, a Chinese national believed to be the mastermind behind the $31 million FINTOCH exit scam, following a coordinated intelligence operation between Thai and Chinese law enforcement.

Chinese investors who lost money in a $6 billion Bitcoin Ponzi scheme face a long legal battle to reclaim their funds from 61,000 bitcoins seized by U.K. authorities, now worth over $7.4 billion. The case centres on Qian Zhimin, who pleaded guilty to money laundering, but tracing the coins back to individual victims remains highly complex.

A Chinese national has pleaded guilty in the UK to what is believed to be one the biggest Bitcoin seizure in the world, worth more than $7 billion.

Ramil Ventura Palafox, the 60-year-old CEO of Praetorian Group International (PGI), has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering after orchestrating a $201 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that duped more than 90,000 investors worldwide.

A Texas court ruled that Nathan Fuller, who admitted running a crypto Ponzi scheme, cannot use bankruptcy to escape his debts. He now remains personally liable for more than $12.5 million owed to investors.

Vietnamese authorities have dismantled what they claim is the nation’s largest-ever crypto fraud operation, following the arrest of the ringleader behind a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around the digital token Paynet Coin (PAYN).

The two Estonian co-founders of the now-defunct crypto mining company HashFlare are seeking leniency after pleading guilty to wire fraud, while U.S. federal prosecutors are calling for each to serve a full decade in prison

A recent report by Bloomberg revealed that one of the richest U.S government agencies is the U.S Secret Service, who have quietly accumulated $400 million in digital assets over the past decades.

A South Korean court has cleared Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo of fraud, ruling that the platform’s collapse was due to mismanagement and external market shocks, not criminal intent. Although Lee and other executives avoid prison, they still face civil claims as investors suffered major losses from the company’s sudden shutdown in 2023.

Pyramid schemes in Russia are increasingly targeting crypto investors with fraudulent digital asset and real estate opportunities. The central bank reports that over half of Ponzi schemes now accept crypto contributions, exploiting the allure of high returns and quick profits.