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Self-Styled ‘Crypto King’ Who Lost $30 Million Is Charged in Canada
Aiden Pleterski, the self-proclaimed “Crypto King” who collected millions of dollars from investors, only to spend it on luxury goods, has been arrested on fraud charges in Canada. Pleterski, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Whitby, Ontario, was charged with fraud and laundering the proceeds of crime and held for a bail hearing, according to a statement Wednesday from the provincial securities regulator. Another man, Colin Murphy of Oshawa, Ontario, was charged with one count of fraud. The arrest marks the latest twist in the saga of Pleterski, whose online reputation as a trading savant prompted investors to ... (full story)