In a lawsuit filed by the CFTC, a US Texas Court judge fined a South African CEO $3.4 billion for Bitcoin (BTC) fraud.
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) In a statement published on its official website on April 27, of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI) CEO Cornelius Johannes Steynberg’s international A lot level one Bitcoin scam to carry out the activity and customer their assets abuse And registration violations of his crimes 1.7 billion dollar compensation 1.7 billion if dollar fine in total, including 3.4 billion He said he was fined a dollar.
The CFTC is a bitcoin in his case so far maximum penalty underlined that. In addition, the case was heard by the CFTC and bitcoin including the biggest lawsuit It was also noted that.
In the case opened last June, the commission 2018 from the year 2021 until the year indifferent to a Bitcoin pool participation for total 23 thousand from the customer 2021 in the year 1.7 billion valued at more than a dollar 20,421 BTC He said he got it. CEO’s related assets that you abuse underlined.
In addition, the CFTC does not consider Steynberg’s involvement in the commission in any way. to register or CFTC by held in a market to take action permanently banned.
December 2021 Arrested on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol on Steynberg’s in the present case imprisoned in Brazil was also included in the information provided.