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FBI arrests two for $575M crypto fraud

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The FBI and Estonian police arrested two Estonian citizens for an alleged $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme.

Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 16 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The two men are accused of allegedly persuading victims to enter into fraudulent equipment rental contracts with their cryptocurrency mining service, HashFlare. They're also accused of allegedly causing victims to invest in a phony virtual currency bank called Polybius Bank.

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