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On Thursday, June 6, 2024, Sergei Potapenko filed a motion seeking bail pending his trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Potapenko, a 39-year-old businessman from Estonia, has been charged with wire fraud...

Two Estonian crypto fraud suspects may have to be handed over to the United States, after their extradition was once again approved by the government.

An Estonian circuit court claims that the failed to conduct proper checks before granting the extradition of the alleged crypto scammers to the US.

The Estonian citizens Potapenko and Turõgin could go behind bars for 20 years for draining around $575 million worth of crypto.

As part of an alleged $575 million crypto fraud scheme. The two co-founders of the defunct Bitcoin cloud mining service

The HashFlare founders have been charged for their alleged involvement in a crypto fraud and money laundering conspiracy.

Two Estonians were arrested for allegedly committing crypto fraud worth over $575 million The accused are the figures behind now-defunct Bitcoin cloud-mining service provider – HashFlare They allegedly used the money to purchase real estate and...