This $722M Bitcoin mining scam referred to its marks as ‘dumb’ investors and ‘sheep’

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By Yessi Bello PerezDec 11, 2019, 5:44 am153 pts
Authorities in the US have arrested three men in connection with BitClub Network, a Bitcoin mining scheme that allegedly defrauded investors out of a staggering $722 million. According to a release issued by the US Department of Justice, Matthew Brent Goettsche and Jobadiah Sinclair Weeks — both from…

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