HashFlare Founders Avoid Prison in $577M Crypto Ponzi Case, DOJ Weighs Appeal

The co-founders of defunct crypto mining company HashFlare, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, have avoided additional prison time after pleading guilty to their roles in a $577 million Ponzi scheme. Seattle Federal Court Judge Robert Lasnik sentenced both men to time served — the 16 months they had already spent in custody — along with […]