A Miami crypto promoter known as “Bitcoin Rodney” has pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with HyperFund, a cryptocurrency investment scheme prosecutors say took ... Read More ...

Rodney Burton, known as Bitcoin Rodney, pleaded guilty for his role in the $1.8 billion HyperFund crypto fraud scheme.

Federal court records unsealed Monday in Baltimore detail what prosecutors described as a $1.89 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme and charges against three people, including a former Severna Park, ...

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. A 56-year-old Florida resident has pleaded ...

In Bitcoin news today, Rodney Burton, the Miami-based promoter known online as ‘Bitcoin Rodney’, pleaded guilty on June 15, 2026, to conspiracy charges tied to HyperFund, a $1.8Bn crypto fraud scheme ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Xue Samuel Lee, the co-founder of HyperFund, and Brenda Indah Chunga, also known as “Bitcoin Beautee,” the fund’s top promoter, for ...

Australian-based Blockchain Global was also allegedly presented as a key plank in the HyperFund group, despite having already failed. Chunga said in presentations in December 2021, the claim says, ...