Spanish authorities investigating the collapsed Arbistar Ponzi scheme uncovered that over $1.1 billion worth of Bitcoin was transferred through wallets linked to the fraudulent platform after it froze investor accounts in September 2020. Arbistar promised fake 28% weekly returns and affected around 32,000 investors worldwide, causing damages exceeding $220 million. Founder Santiago Fuentes was sentenced to 16 years in prison, while ongoing investigations continue to trace the complex money-laundering network tied to the scheme. This case highlights the risks of crypto scams and the challenges in tracking illicit digital asset flows.
The Arbistar Ponzi scheme and its aftermath provide context for cryptocurrency market activity. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026 10:01 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 34 rose and 14 fell today. Notable movers include SAND (The Sandbox) at Rp876 with a 2.45% increase and a Pluang order activity split of 47% Sell / 53% Buy, ETC (Ethereum Classic) at Rp137,465 up 2.25% with 19% Sell / 81% Buy activity, and XNO (Nano) at Rp6,060 rising 2.14% but with 100% Sell orders. Typical hold times on Pluang range from 68 to 124 days among these assets.
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Sean Bowe, Zcash co-founder, proposed stopping the automatic 8% block subsidy allocation to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) and redirecting these funds to the network sustainability mechanism (NSM). The draft suggests temporarily withholding this alloca...
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending the 8% block subsidy currently allocated to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) and redirecting it to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) reserve, where the funds would be held out of circulation. This chang...
