Compartilhe este artigo
Russian Police Arrest Suspect in $3.2M Illegal Mining Operation: Report
A similar mining scheme occurred in the region in 2022.
29 de mai. de 2025, 3:30 p.m. Traduzido por IA
What to know:
- Russian police arrested a suspect involved in a crypto mining scheme that defrauded victims of 270 million rubles ($3.2 million).
- The suspect and two accomplices allegedly sold mining equipment they had been given for use in a "mining hotel" and kept the proceeds.
- Authorities opened a fraud case and are still searching for the other members of the group.
Russia police arrested a person alleged to have been involved in a crypto mining scam that stole 270 million rubles ($3.2 million) from 100 victims, RBC reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Irkutsk Region.
A local resident called the police in February to say he handed an ASIC mining machine to someone claiming that they were running a "mining hotel," with the promise of passive income. The 26-year-old suspect and two accomplices are alleged to have sold the equipment they received and also to have kept funds handed over the purchase of other mining machines.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Não perca outra história.Inscreva-se na Newsletter Crypto Daybook Americas hoje. Ver Todas as Newsletters
The police opened a criminal case of fraud against the suspect and continue to question the victims. The other members of the mining group are still wanted by authorities, the statement said.
A similar case occurred in 2022 when two people stole 2 million rubles after offering local citizens a fake mining hosting scheme.
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
JPMorgan Pushes Deeper Into Tokenization With Galaxy's Debt Issuance on Solana
Galaxy’s onchain debt deal, where JP Morgan acted as arranger, was settled in USDC stablecoin and backed by Coinbase and Franklin Templeton.
What to know:
- J.P. Morgan arranged Galaxy Digital’s commercial paper issuance on the Solana blockchain, one of the first of its kind in the U.S.
- Coinbase and Franklin Templeton bought the short-term debt instrument, settled in USDC
- Tokenization of real-world assets is gaining traction, with projections suggesting the market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033.
Top Stories
