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HyperFund promoter "Bitcoin Rodney" pleads guilty in alleged $1.8B crypto fraud case
On June 17, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland said HyperFund promoter Rodney Burton, known as "Bitcoin Rodney," pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business tied to an alleged $1.8 billion scheme. Prosecutors said Burton promoted HyperFund from June 2020 to January 2022 and received at least $7.85 million in proceeds. He faces up to five years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on July 23.