6
Crypto exchange CEO behind $2.5B scam indicted
source link: https://nextbigwhat.com/crypto-exchange-ceo-behind-2-5b-scam-indicted/
Go to the source link to view the article. You can view the picture content, updated content and better typesetting reading experience. If the link is broken, please click the button below to view the snapshot at that time.
- Faruk Fatih Özer, the CEO of the now-defunct crypto exchange Thodex, has been arrested. Chainanalysis addressed Thodex specifically in the wider context of a total $2.8 billion worth of crypto scams over this year being ‘rug pulls.’
- Özer fled following the collapse of Thodex in April 2021. He initially claimed a halt in trading was due to cyberattacks, and that investors’ money was safe, before disappearing.
I like thisUnlikeUpvoteI dislike thisUndislike
[Via]
Download NBW: Short news app created for busy professionals like you
Get NBW App - a reimagined fluid short news experience that delivers you clarity and all the important news and trends from your industry. No signup needed !
Sign Up for NextBigWhat Newsletter
Daily.
Recommend
About Joyk
Aggregate valuable and interesting links.
Joyk means Joy of geeK