China’s Top Filecoin Miner Accused of $82.3M Pyramid Scheme

A Chinese court recently dealt with a situation involving a company that mines Filecoin, which is a type of digital currency. The court had a case against this company and its four top officials. 

They were accused of being part of a scheme where they tricked people into investing money, totaling $82.3 million. The culprits lured victims into a pyramid scheme, which is when money from new investors is used to pay off earlier investors, creating a false appearance of profit. 

On Monday, in a social media post, talking about a trial involving Shenzhen Shikongyun Technology and its executives in Pingnan County, Guangxi autonomous region. The company and its executives are suspected of being involved in organizing and leading pyramid scheme activities. 

The defendants are accused of attracting customers by claiming they could mine FIL (Filecoin) coins on their platform. To qualify for participation, individuals were allegedly required to pay fees for purchasing mining equipment or leasing mining machines. 

We can take a wild guess that the defendants might have engaged in a scheme where they promised profitable cryptocurrency mining opportunities in exchange for advance payments.

The prosecutors said in a post that individuals were offered attractive returns on investments to invite more people to participate, but in reality, they cheated these individuals in order to receive their assets. 

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