Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc in Brazil
Cabo Frio, a seaside city of 230,000 people in Rio de Janeiro state, has been dubbed "New Egypt", due to a high number of alleged pyramid schemes defrauding thousands of small-scale investors who believed they were getting rich off Bitcoin’s steep appreciation. (Jan. 22)
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