Las Vegas Resident Charged in $45 Million CoinDeal Fraud Scheme

57-year-old Las Vegas resident Brian Lee was charged with participating in the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme CoinDeal, whose organizers managed to defraud more than 10,000 investors of $45 million. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bryan ...

Divorce Reveals Hidden Bitcoin Cache, Husband Forced to Disclose Assets

The divorce proceedings of a New York couple who lived together for 10 years took a new turn after the wife discovered a cache of 12 BTC, which the husband intended to hide from her. The woman, who identified herself to CNBC as Sarita, began to suspect that her husband, who ...