The founder of Gotbit was sentenced to 8 months in prison for manipulating the crypto market.

According to the Gate News bot, The Block reported that Gotbit’s founder Aleksei Andriunin was tried on June 13 in a federal court in Massachusetts, USA. The court sentenced Andriunin to 8 months in prison and 1 year of supervised release. At the same time, Gotbit was sentenced to 5 years of probation during which it must cease operations.

According to the prosecution’s allegations, Andriunin executed millions of dollars in false transactions ( wash trading ) through Gotbit from 2018 to 2024, artificially increasing trading volume and raising token prices for multiple encryption projects. Earlier this March, Andriunin reached a $23 million plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Summer99vip
· 06-13 23:50
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