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“Bitcoin Queen” gets 11 years in prison for $7.3 billion Bitcoin scam (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/37527321

A Chinese woman known as the "Bitcoin Queen" was sentenced in London to 11 years and eight months in jail for laundering Bitcoin from a £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion) cryptocurrency investment scheme. [...]

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

TBH $300k isn't that much for a lifetime of savings. That's a nice house and maybe 1 year of top salary.

It's not like a million or two

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Everything is relative. Top salaries you're referring to are a very small fraction of workers today. For many $300k is indeed a life savings.

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