Bitcoin: Four jailed for Blackpool £21m cryptocurrency fraud

Quick synopsis tar

link above fred.

its repeated on DAVE channel thurs morn at 8am-9am
you must not miss this..abso incredible.

Doesn't look like they have a brain cell between em....Just goes to show looks are deceiving...

If you can't wait to see it on Thursday it can easily be found on UKTVPLAY website. You'll need to register for the website if you're not already there for re-runs of "Bergerac" or "The Black and White Minstrels Show".


It's Series 3 Episode 5 of "Special Ops Crime Squad".

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https://uktvplay.co.uk/shows/special-ops-crime-squad-uk/series-3/episode-5/6345657147112

Thanks for the info alun , didn't know Bergerac was on there   

No probs Hayden. As you probably guessed, I am an obsessive admirer of Philippa Vale, quite possibly the most dangerous criminal of all time, and the only woman ever thrown out of the Mafia for being too cruel.  Even Pablo Escobar said "No Mas" to the posh privately-educated diamond thief.

Just watched this cryptocurrency documentary Wullie. A remarkable 'True Crime' tale indeed. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

mind boggling stuff innit.

They had the chance to agree a deal with the Australian company and receive £40m but clearly decided against it. Mentioned towards the end that if they hadn't fallen out with each other they'd likely have got away with it.

Still lots unaccounted for too.

how could they receive 40m when they only stole 23 ?

If you enjoy completely weirdo crypto stories, this one might be the daddy, or the most recent one anyway.

No-one has ever lost as much "money", or as fast as this guy.

Michael Lewis's book about it is quite a decent read too.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qx1l

Extended version of the above 'Panorama' documentary


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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gffn3y

Feb 5, 2024 -- 8:58PM, Rico-Dangleflaps wrote:

how could they receive 40m when they only stole 23 ?

I think that valuation is at the top end of the bitcoin prices. £100m was the top end of what they got their hands on.

Bitcoin back in the news Rico...

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https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-price-latest-halving-peak-ethereum-b2503775.html?utm_term=pos1&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=embed2

koin in klover..

Another incredible Bitcoin/Crypto tale.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/crime/article-13219889/Takeaway-worker-Chinese-restaurant-Bitcoin-rent-money-laundering.html

Meanwhile 25 YEARS prison for 'Crypto King"  Sam Bankman-Fried

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68677487

If you haven't seen it already, the 'Panorama' documentary about his herbert is quite a watch.