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CluCoin founder sentenced after investor funds were used for gambling
The February 2025 record traces a charitable token pitch, later project changes and $1.14 million in diverted funds.
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CluCoin: a roadmap pivot does not explain treasury spending
Product changes and the use of investor funds should be documented as separate decisions.
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Verify an NFT or wallet message claiming to be a victim notice
Check the official case information before interacting with a token, link or purported compensation instruction.
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Mutant Ape Planet: guilty plea verified, time-served sentence reported
Michel’s plea is documented in EDNY records. Later reporting describes time served; the signed judgment remains outside the verified source set.
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Mutant Ape Planet: failed delivery and fraudulent promises are not identical
The plea record turns on intentional conduct and continued representations, not merely an unfulfilled roadmap.
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Document an NFT roadmap without treating every delay as fraud
Separate promised benefits, revised plans and evidence about how funds were used.
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Centra Tech archive: co-founder sentenced over fabricated credentials
The March 2021 record identifies false executive, payment-partnership and licensing claims used in token fundraising.
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Centra Tech: credibility borrowed from names and logos
A partnership claim is stronger only when the supposed partner independently confirms its scope.
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Verify a crypto project's claimed partnership
Check the relationship through the supposed partner's own channel and record exactly what is confirmed.
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