Bitcoin Rodney pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in $1.8 billion HyperFund fraud

Rodney Burton, popularly known as “Bitcoin Rodney,” pleaded guilty for his role in the $1.8 billion HyperFund cryptocurrency fraud in a federal court yesterday, June 16. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the guilty plea alongside Kareem Carter, the IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge, and Pete Gizas, the HSI New York Special Agent...