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U.S. SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2 billion cryptocurrency fraud

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defun

U.S. SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2 billion cryptocurrency fraud

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