On April 26th, the US SEC filed a lawsuit against bitcoin mining company Geosyn Mining and its co-founders, accusing them of falsely reporting the number of cryptocurrency mining equipment in operation and using customer funds for personal expenses, resulting in a $5.6 million investment fraud.
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SEC sues Bitcoin mining company Geosyn, accusing its founder of $5.6 million fraud
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