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MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges

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Summary

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
Organizations
□Emerson Sousa Pires□Luiz Carlos Capuci Jr.
Exchanges
△MCC International Corp / CPTLCoin Corp / Bitchain Exchanges
Tokens
♦Bitcoin62
Relationships
  • 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%)
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Connected Through

4 shared actors · 491 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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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 2022-81

21 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 2022-81

6 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 2022-81

8 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-SDFL

August 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 Brazil

13 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 Brazil

26 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 2025
Provenance & Audit Trail
Anchored on SolanaVerify on-chain15 Wayback Archives

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 15 of 16 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-09-0717 claims checked2 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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model: claude-sonnet-4-6

generated: 8/9/2026, 12:05:25 PM

last updated: 8/25/2026, 7:38:31 PM

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