$CRIME
CRYPTOZOO SCANDAL
Logan Paul launched CryptoZoo NFT game promising "fun, simple, and profitable" gameplay. Investors paid millions for egg NFTs that never hatched.
• $3.5M+ in investor losses
• Game never fully launched
• Class action lawsuit filed
• Paul blamed developers
BINANCE PLEA DEAL
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pleaded guilty to violating Bank Secrecy Act. Binance facilitated transactions worth billions for sanctioned entities.
• $4.3B settlement with DOJ
• 4-month prison sentence
• Released Sept 2024
• Trump clemency rumors
CASE BRIEFING
#CrimeIsLegal documents cases where wealthy individuals face minimal consequences for financial crimes affecting millions.
When you're rich enough, the law becomes a suggestion.
TRUMP FAMILY TOKENS
Trump family launched $TRUMP memecoin, admitted to $800M+ profits. $MELANIA token followed same pump pattern.
• Family retained 80% supply
• Launched days before inauguration
• Massive retail FOMO buying
• Ethics concerns ignored
"When the rich break laws, they pay fines. When the poor break laws, they pay with their freedom."
— Community Manifesto
FTX COLLAPSE
Sam Bankman-Fried stole $8B+ in customer funds. Used money for real estate, political donations, and personal investments.
• 25-year sentence
• Parents Stanford professors
• Effective Altruism facade
• Billions still unrecovered
TERRA/LUNA CRASH
Do Kwon's algorithmic stablecoin wiped out $40B overnight. Thousands ruined, some took their own lives.
• $40B market cap destroyed
• Fled to Montenegro
• Extradition battle ongoing
• Multiple suicides reported
TIMELINE
JAN 2018: BitConnect exit scam
JAN 2022: CryptoZoo launch
MAY 2022: Terra/LUNA collapse
NOV 2022: FTX bankruptcy
JUL 2023: Celsius arrests
NOV 2023: CZ plea deal
JAN 2025: Trump tokens
CELSIUS NETWORK
Alex Mashinsky froze $4.7B in customer funds. Promised "unbank yourself" while running Ponzi-like scheme.
• $4.7B frozen
• Withdrew own funds first
• Arrested July 2023
• Minimal media coverage
COMMON TRAITS
• Billions in losses
• Minimal jail time
• Victims never made whole
• Media moves on quickly
• Pattern repeats endlessly
BITCONNECT PONZI
$2.4B Ponzi scheme promising 1% daily returns. "Hey hey heyyy" became a meme while people lost everything.
• $2.4B stolen
• Promised 1% daily returns
• Shut down January 2018
• Founder still at large
• Never caught
⚠ DISCLAIMER
All information based on public court records and news reports. For educational purposes only. Pattern recognition is not a crime.
LIVE TRADING DATA
Track the token live. Watch the pattern unfold in real-time. This is how they do it - launch, pump, dump, repeat.
NOTE: Chart shows real-time price action. For educational observation only. Not financial advice.