MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges
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anchored·XVBSNs…U9u5Summary
MCC International Corp. (doing business as Mining Capital Coin), CPTLCoin Corp., and Bitchain Exchanges were collectively operated as a multi-level marketing cryptocurrency fraud scheme that defrauded 65,535 investors worldwide of an alleged $62 million between at least January 2018 and 2022. The SEC filed charges in April 2022 and secured a combined $46 million default judgment in August 2025; co-founders Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr. and Emerson Sousa Pires fled to Brazil and were arrested there by Brazilian Federal Police in September 2023 under a separate domestic money-laundering investigation.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Emerson Sousa Pires→mentioned with→Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.(80%)
- Emerson Sousa Pires→mentioned with→MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges(80%)
- Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→Emerson Sousa Pires(80%)
- Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.→mentioned with→MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges(80%)
- MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Emerson Sousa Pires(80%)
- MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges→mentioned with→Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.(80%)
Connected Through
4 shared actors · 436 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- ♦Bitcointoken
- □Emerson Sousa Piresorganization
- □Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.organization
- △MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchangesexchange
Timeline(7 events)
2018
MCC International Corp. (Mining Capital Coin) begins selling fraudulent mining packages to investors, promising 1% daily returns paid weekly.
SEC complaint via SEC Press Release 2022-8121 April 2022
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issues a temporary restraining order against all defendants and freezes their assets at the SEC's request.
SEC Press Release 2022-816 May 2022
SEC publicly announces fraud charges against MCC International Corp., CPTLCoin Corp., Bitchain Exchanges, Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr., and Emerson Sousa Pires.
SEC Press Release 2022-818 May 2022
DOJ unseals criminal indictment against Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr. for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, and international money laundering in connection with the alleged $62 million scheme.
Decrypt / DOJ USAO-SDFLAugust 2022
Brazilian authorities open an independent criminal investigation into MCC founders for alleged money laundering of up to R$300 million.
BehindMLM: Mining Capital Coin arrests and seizures in Brazil13 September 2023
Brazil's Federal Police launch Operation Yang, executing 25 search and seizure warrants across 8 states; Emerson Pires is reported arrested in Florianopolis; R$300 million in bank accounts frozen and 52 properties blocked.
BehindMLM: Mining Capital Coin arrests and seizures in Brazil26 August 2025
U.S. District Court enters a combined $46 million default judgment against MCC International Corp., CPTLCoin Corp., Bitchain Exchanges, Capuci, and Pires, comprising approximately $28.5 million in disgorgement and $7.8 million in prejudgment interest.
Morrison Foerster: Top 5 SEC Enforcement Developments for August 2025Decision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions). 15 of 16 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/9/2026, 12:05:25 PM
last updated: 8/25/2026, 7:38:32 PM
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