![]() ![]() He has also indicated that he has entered into repayment plans with those he owes money to.Ī message exchange from April this year appeared to show Mr Saunders explaining he had been "ripped 20 BTC lending to a friend of a friend." Mr Saunders said in messages shared that he intends to pay everyone back. ![]() Twitter user who also uses the name Ben Armstrong said he loaned Mr Saunders 5 bitcoin. In response to the claims on Twitter, cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it had escalated the matter internally. Then got greedy," said the message allegedly sent from Mr Saunders. ![]() Screenshots show what appeared to be Mr Saunders asking the hedge fund manager for bitcoin on two separate occasions. "I am gutted," one of Mr Saunders followers told the ABC.Īn overseas hedge fund manager the ABC spoke to said he sent Mr Saunders bitcoin in January, which had not yet been paid back. Another message seen by the ABC shows that a different person who allegedly loaned Mr Saunders money transferred ethereum to the same electronic wallet. In one message exchange Mr Saunders appears to ask a follower to send ethereum to an electronic wallet. The ABC has also spoken to five people in countries including Australia, the UK and New Zealand who said they are each owed significant sums of money.Īt least one said he has engaged a lawyer. "He also asked for me to be the project lead, but nothing ever materialised," Mr Skella said.Īnother tech company mentioned by Mr Saunders, Block8, said it was not involved in DCB and was "currently seeking legal advice regarding the claims." One of those named was technologist Jamie Skella who provided messages from April, in which Mr Saunders asked if he knew of a "whale" (a lender) who would invest in the DCB project. Several developers Mr Saunders named as being linked to DCB in messages and audio recordings, that have since been posted on Twitter, have issued public statements stating they are not involved in the project. ![]() In messages seen by the ABC, Mr Saunders asks people to invest in a so-far unrealised crypto project called Decentra Bank, or Decentral Bank (DCB). "I drive a Subaru hatchback but im (sic) the richest guy in Tasmania," said one message allegedly sent to Mr Heart from Alex Saunders. ( Pexels: Worldspectrum)Īllegations Mr Saunders owes people money have been plastered all over Twitter, after US crypto-influencer Richard Heart last week posted a series of screenshots that appear to show the Nugget's News founder asking him for money. The Indian government has been keeping a watchful eye on crypto exchanges, Chinese loan apps and even gaming apps to weed out any bad actors who might be engaging in unlawful acts while flying under the radar.Nugget's News provides analysis about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, further investigation cleared the Indian exchange of any violations and its accounts were unfrozen by the ED. Previously, the ED had frozen the accounts of crypto exchange WazirX in connection with a money-laundering case. The money was said to be parked in crypto exchanges like WazirX and Binance. The ED was also able to seize Bitcoin worth Rs 13.5 Cr on Binance and later froze more digital assets that were stored in a bank account associated with Aamir and his accomplice under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Earlier in October, the ED conducted search operations at two premises linked with the gaming app where cash worth Rs 17.3 Cr and other incriminating documents were recovered by the officials in charge of the investigation. ![]()
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