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Shuttered bitcoin platform operator pleads guilty to US charges

By Brendan Pierson

Jul 24 2018 12:13PM

BitFunder boss fronts up.

Shuttered bitcoin platform operator pleads guilty to US charges

The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange has pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges that he defrauded investors and lied to US securities regulators investigating the theft by hackers of virtual currency now worth about US$46 million (A$62.3 million). Jon Montroll, 37, ...

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