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“As alleged in the indictment, however, BitConnect operated as a Ponzi scheme by paying earlier BitConnect investors with money from later investors,” the Justice Department said in a statement. Kumbhani and his co-conspirators allegedly made about $2.4 billion in the scheme.

On January 17, 2018, Bitconnect shut down , and BCC prices crashed by 92% immediately after. Bitconnect announced it would refund its loans. However, the Bitconnect X website remained open and operational, having just begun its ICO and allowing users to purchase BCCX coins with their BCC coins.