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The BitConnect case
Every US enforcement document on BitConnect in date order, 1 September 2021 to 30 September 2026. Steps: guilty plea, charges, forfeiture and SEC suit.
The enforcement ledger holds 5 US documents on BitConnect, from the Justice Department and the SEC, between 1 September 2021 and 30 September 2026. The latest on record, from the SEC on 30 September 2026: SEC obtained final judgments against three BitConnect promoters for unregistered securities offerings and acting as unregistered brokers.
Timeline
| Date | Agency | Step | What the document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sept 2021 | DOJ | Guilty plea | A Los Angeles promoter of BitConnect pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a $2 billion crypto Ponzi scheme. |
| 16 Nov 2021 | DOJ | Seizure or forfeiture | A court authorized liquidation of about $56 million in crypto seized from a BitConnect promoter who pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy. |
| 25 Feb 2022 | DOJ | Criminal charge | The founder of BitConnect was indicted for allegedly running a $2.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme, price manipulation and laundering. |
| 12 Jan 2023 | DOJ | Other action | A San Diego federal court ordered over $17 million in restitution distributed to about 800 victims of the BitConnect crypto scheme. |
| 30 Sept 2026 | SEC | Civil action | SEC obtained final judgments against three BitConnect promoters for unregistered securities offerings and acting as unregistered brokers. |
Each row links the agency’s own document. A step announced twice, by an agency’s headquarters and a regional office, is listed once. Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated, and a later step can change the outcome.
The enforcement ledger is complete from January 2024 and holds only some earlier documents; filings that weren’t announced in a press release aren’t in it. People are described by their role, not named. Search BitConnect across every ledger
Cite this Bitminer.io, “The BitConnect case”, data to 6 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/case/bitconnect/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data