Fact-check findings

The reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.

1. #3[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “According to the SEC's civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Case No. 2024-166), Pham was a promoter of the Saitama Inu crypto asset, which the SEC alleges was offered and sold as a security to retail investors in unregistered transactions.”

   reviewerThe SEC's civil complaint against Pham was filed under 'Case No. 2024-166' in the District of MassachusettsThe page conflates the SEC's internal press-release number with the actual federal docket number, contradicting the very complaint it cites.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   According to the SEC's civil complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Case No. 1:24-cv-12588), Pham was a promoter of the Saitama Inu crypto asset, which the SEC alleges was offered and sold as a security to retail investors in unregistered transactions.
   citedwww.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/…024-166-pham.pdf
2. #6[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “Pham subsequently departed from the Saitama project in late 2021.”

   reviewerPham departed the Saitama project in late 2021Directly contradicts the page's own cited source, which places the departure in summer, not late, 2021.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   Pham subsequently departed from the Saitama project in the summer of 2021.
   citedwww.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/…024-166-pham.pdf
3. #7[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Founding and Alleged Manipulation of Robo Inu Finance

   “After leaving Saitama in late 2021, Pham founded Robo Inu Finance (ticker: RBIF), an Ethereum-based token that launched in November 2021.”

   reviewerPham founded Robo Inu Finance after leaving Saitama in late 2021; Robo Inu launched November 2021The November 2021 Robo Inu launch date is accurate; only the 'late 2021' departure clause is wrong (same defect as sections[0]).
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   After leaving Saitama in the summer of 2021, Pham founded Robo Inu Finance (ticker: RBIF), an Ethereum-based token that launched in November 2021.
   citedwww.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/…024-166-pham.pdf
4. #11[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: DOJ Criminal Charges and Guilty Plea Agreement

   “At the time of the DOJ announcement, Pham had agreed to plead guilty to these charges.”

   reviewerAt the time of the DOJ announcement, Pham had agreed to plead guiltyThe plea itself had already occurred (under seal) more than four months before the October 2024 public announcement; 'had agreed to plead guilty' understates this.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   At the time of the DOJ announcement, Pham had already pled guilty to these charges, having entered her plea under seal on June 5, 2024.
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
5. #12[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: DOJ Criminal Charges and Guilty Plea Agreement

   “The charges carry a statutory maximum of 20 years imprisonment for each conspiracy count related to market manipulation and wire fraud, plus fines of up to $5 million.”

   reviewerThe single conspiracy count charged against Pham carries a statutory maximum of 20 years imprisonment for each conspiracy object, plus fines of up to $5 millionThe page appears to conflate the substantive wire-fraud statute's own 20-year maximum with the actual charged conspiracy statute, which is capped at five years for a single count.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   The single conspiracy count charged (18 U.S.C. § 371) carries a statutory maximum of five years imprisonment, plus a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
6. #24[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Case Status and Outstanding Proceedings

   “As of August 2025, Vy Pham agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges at the time of the October 2024 announcement, but no public record of a final sentencing hearing or entered judgment for Pham has been identified in available sources.”

   reviewerAs of August 2025, Pham agreed to plead guilty at the time of the October 2024 announcement, but no sentencing/judgment record has been identifiedThe 'has not been sentenced' portion of this claim remains accurate; only the guilty-plea timing is off.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   As of August 2025, Vy Pham had already pled guilty to criminal charges (having entered her plea under seal on June 5, 2024, before the October 2024 announcement), but no public record of a final sentencing hearing or entered judgment for Pham has been identified in available sources.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
7. #28[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the summary

   “Pham agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit market manipulation, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.”

   reviewerPham agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit market manipulation, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business (page summary)Same underlying defect appears in the page summary.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   Pham had already pled guilty (entering her plea under seal on June 5, 2024) to conspiracy to commit market manipulation, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
8. #41[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline

   “Pham agrees to plead guilty.”

   reviewerPham agrees to plead guilty (as part of the Oct 9, 2024 timeline event)Same underlying defect as the guilty-plea findings in the summary and sections[2]/[6]. A separate timeline entry dated 2024-06-05 for the actual plea hearing would improve accuracy (see coverage_gaps).
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   Pham's June 5, 2024 guilty plea, entered under seal, becomes public.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread

No source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.

1. #9[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Founding and Alleged Manipulation of Robo Inu Finance

   “Gotbit received $15,000 for three months of manipulation on a single exchange, plus 20% of fraudulent profits and 2% of token liquidation proceeds, according to the DOJ.”

   reviewerGotbit received $15,000 for three months of manipulation on a single exchange, plus 20% of fraudulent profits and 2% of token liquidation proceedsThe flat monthly fee is roughly consistent with other sourcing, but the 20%/2% profit-share terms could not be located in any primary document reviewed.
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdfwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
2. #36[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in the timeline

   “Saitama LLC dissolved. Saitama co-founders Armand, Kohli, and Tran form a new company in Dubai and relocate operations.”

   reviewerSaitama LLC dissolved June 2022; co-founders form new Dubai company and relocate operationsNot independently checked against the LR-26155 complaint text; no independent secondary source confirming the Dubai relocation or the June 2022 dissolution date was located within the scope of this review.
   citedwww.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litig…eleases/lr-26155

The claim was accurate when written but events since have overtaken it.

1. #16[stale][awaiting moderator]in section: SEC Civil Enforcement Action

   “These SEC civil actions are separate proceedings from the DOJ criminal case; they are accusations and no civil judgment has been entered as of the time of this report.”

   reviewerThese SEC civil actions are separate from the DOJ criminal case, are accusations, and no civil judgment has been entered as of the time of this reportA consent judgment against Pham was entered on March 25, 2025 — before the page's own 'as of August 2025' checkpoint — making this claim inaccurate even at the time the page purports to be current.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   These SEC civil actions are separate proceedings from the DOJ criminal case; the SEC's civil case against Pham concluded with a consent judgment entered on March 25, 2025, and the SEC closed the matter in a March 2026 status report after declining to seek further monetary remedies.
   citedwww.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litig…eleases/lr-26153
2. #25[stale][awaiting moderator]in section: Case Status and Outstanding Proceedings

   “The parallel SEC civil action against Pham also remains pending.”

   reviewerThe parallel SEC civil action against Pham also remains pendingDuplicate instance of the same underlying defect found in sections[3].
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   The parallel SEC civil action against Pham concluded with a consent judgment entered on March 25, 2025; the SEC closed the matter in a March 2026 status report after declining to pursue further monetary remedies.
   citedwww.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litig…eleases/lr-26153

A cited source no longer resolves or no longer says what the page attributes to it.

1. #8[link rot][awaiting moderator]in section: Founding and Alleged Manipulation of Robo Inu Finance

   “Prosecutors allege that Pham communicated with Gotbit executives Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili via a private Telegram chatroom, instructing Gotbit to 'slowly increase the volume' of Robo Inu trades so it would appear as trending on CoinMarketCap, and subsequently requesting volume be boosted 'above 1.1mil daily' on BitMart in January 2023.”

   reviewerPham hired Gotbit and directed it via Telegram with the quotes 'slowly increase the volume,' 'above 1.1mil daily,' 'FOMO by looking as organic volume,' and requesting an 'official agreement,' sourced to the DOJ Criminal InformationThe underlying facts are true and independently confirmed, but the specific source cited for them does not contain this content; the correct citation is the SEC civil complaint, not the DOJ criminal information at this URL.
   Proposed correction (not yet applied)

   https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2024/comp-pr2024-166-pham.pdf
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf

The cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.

1. #18[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Operation Token Mirrors: Broader Enforcement Context

   “The operation resulted in the seizure of more than $25 million in cryptocurrency assets, the deactivation of trading bots used to manipulate approximately 60 tokens, and arrests in the United States, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.”

   reviewerThe operation seized more than $25 million in crypto, deactivated bots affecting approximately 60 tokens, and produced arrests in the US, Portugal, and UKThe $25M seizure figure and multi-country arrests are well corroborated; the specific 'approximately 60 tokens' figure could not be confirmed in any source reviewed.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread

The cited evidence supports the claim as written.

1. #1[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “Vy Pham, a resident of California, participated in the launch of Saitama Inu (ticker: SAITAMA) in the spring of 2021.”

   reviewerSaitama Inu was launched in the spring of 2021Matches the SEC complaint verbatim.
   citedwww.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/…024-166-pham.pdf
2. #2[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “Saitama LLC was incorporated in Massachusetts in August 2021 as an Ethereum-based meme token inspired by the anime series 'One-Punch Man.'”

   reviewerSaitama LLC was incorporated in Massachusetts in August 2021Confirmed with a precise date (Aug. 24, 2021) available in the underlying charging document.
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
3. #4[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “The SEC alleges that Pham personally engaged in market manipulation of Saitama Inu through coordinated purchases with other promoters designed to create the illusion of growing market interest and lure new investors.”

   reviewerPham personally engaged in coordinated-purchase market manipulation of Saitama InuDirectly supported, including verbatim Telegram quotes from Pham in the complaint.
   citedwww.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/…024-166-pham.pdf
4. #5[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Background and Role in Saitama Inu

   “At its peak in November 2021, the Saitama token reached an approximate market capitalization of $7.5 billion, briefly placing it among the top 40 cryptocurrencies globally.”

   reviewerSaitama Inu reached an approximate $7.5 billion market cap in November 2021, briefly among the top 40 cryptocurrenciesWidely corroborated figure.
   citedwww.dharlawllp.com/first-ever-criminal-c…rrency-industry/
5. #10[confirmed][no action needed]in section: DOJ Criminal Charges and Guilty Plea Agreement

   “On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts unsealed criminal charges against Pham as part of Operation Token Mirrors — a coordinated federal enforcement action involving the FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and authorities in Portugal and the United Kingdom.”

   reviewerDOJ unsealed criminal charges against Pham on October 9, 2024 as part of Operation Token Mirrors, involving FBI, IRS-CI, NCET, and authorities in Portugal and the UKConsistent across primary and secondary sources.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
6. #13[confirmed][no action needed]in section: DOJ Criminal Charges and Guilty Plea Agreement

   “As of August 2025, no public sentencing date or final judgment for Pham has been confirmed in available sources; the case remains pending resolution.”

   reviewerAs of August 2025, no sentencing date or final judgment for Pham had been confirmed; case remains pendingRemains accurate as of the most recent public filing found (March 2026).
   citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
7. #14[confirmed][no action needed]in section: SEC Civil Enforcement Action

   “Concurrent with the DOJ action, the SEC filed a civil complaint against Pham in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on October 9, 2024 (SEC Litigation Release No. 26153).”

   reviewerThe SEC filed a civil complaint against Pham on October 9, 2024 (Litigation Release No. 26153), concurrent with the DOJ actionConfirmed by direct inspection of the complaint's docket stamp.
   citedwww.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litig…eleases/lr-26153
8. #15[confirmed][no action needed]in section: SEC Civil Enforcement Action

   “The SEC also brought a related civil complaint against four other individuals — Russell Armand, Maxwell Hernandez, Manpreet Singh Kohli, and Nam Tran — for their own roles in the Saitama LLC scheme (Litigation Release No. 26155), including making false public statements about buying and holding Saitama Inu while secretly selling, and hiring market makers ZM Quant Investment Ltd. and Gotbit to inflate volume on exchanges including BitMart, LBank, and XT.com.”

   reviewerSEC also charged Armand, Hernandez, Kohli, and Tran (LR-26155) for false statements while secretly selling and for hiring ZM Quant and Gotbit to inflate volume on BitMart, LBank, and XT.comCorroborated by cross-reference within the related, independently-read SEC complaint against Pham.
   citedwww.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litig…eleases/lr-26155
9. #17[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Operation Token Mirrors: Broader Enforcement Context

   “Pham's charges are one component of Operation Token Mirrors, a landmark multi-agency law enforcement action announced on October 9, 2024, that charged 18 individuals and entities across four cryptocurrency projects and four market-making firms. The operation is notable for the FBI's unprecedented creation of a fictitious token — NexFund AI — to gather evidence: undercover agents induced all four charged market-making firms (Gotbit Consulting LLC, ZM Quant Investment Ltd., CLS Global FZC, and MyTrade MM) to perform wash trading on behalf of the fake token.”

   reviewerOperation Token Mirrors charged 18 individuals/entities across four projects and four market-making firms, using the fictitious NexFund AI token to induce all four firms to wash tradeThe token name is sometimes rendered 'NexFundAI' (no space) in press coverage, but the substance is confirmed.
   citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
10. #19[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Operation Token Mirrors: Broader Enforcement Context

    “Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin was arrested in Portugal on October 8, 2024, extradited to the United States in February 2025, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit market manipulation in March 2025, and was sentenced on June 2025 to eight months in prison and one year of supervised release.”

    reviewerGotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin: arrested Portugal Oct 8 2024, extradited Feb 2025, pled guilty March 2025, sentenced June 2025 to 8 months + 1 year supervised releaseConsistent across multiple independent news sources.
    citedwww.theblock.co/post/358107/gotbit-found…h-trading-scheme
11. #20[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Operation Token Mirrors: Broader Enforcement Context

    “Gotbit Consulting LLC itself was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to forfeit approximately $23 million in seized cryptocurrency and to cease operations.”

    reviewerGotbit Consulting LLC was sentenced to five years of probation, ordered to forfeit ~$23 million, and to cease operationsDirectly confirmed by DOJ's own sentencing press release.
    citedcryptoslate.com/crypto-market-maker-gotb…ud-manipulation/
12. #21[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Operation Token Mirrors: Broader Enforcement Context

    “Two Gotbit directors, Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili — who are separately alleged to have coordinated directly with Pham on the Robo Inu scheme — remain under indictment as of mid-2025.”

    reviewerGotbit directors Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili remain under indictment as of mid-2025Consistent with the most recent (2026) secondary reporting found; the SEC's separate civil dismissal as to Kedrov (unrelated docket) does not affect the criminal indictment status described here.
    citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
13. #22[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Market Impact on Retail Investors

    “The project underwent two contract migrations — to V2 in June 2022 (at a 1:1,000,000 ratio) and subsequently to SaitaChain Coin (STC) — leaving early holders of the original token with assets that had essentially no liquidity.”

    reviewerSaitama underwent contract migrations to V2 in June 2022 (1:1,000,000 ratio) and subsequently to SaitaChain Coin (STC)Migration ratio and sequence independently corroborated.
    citedwww.dharlawllp.com/first-ever-criminal-c…rrency-industry/
14. #23[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Market Impact on Retail Investors

    “Robo Inu Finance (RBIF) reached its all-time high price in April 2022 and has since declined to near-zero market capitalization.”

    reviewerRobo Inu Finance (RBIF) reached its all-time high price in April 2022 and has since declined to near-zero market capMatches the page's own timeline[5] entry and independent price-history sources.
    citedwww.coinlore.com/coin/robo-inu-finance
15. #26[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Case Status and Outstanding Proceedings

    “The Gotbit-related proceedings have advanced further: Andriunin was sentenced in June 2025 and Gotbit LLC received its final judgment.”

    reviewerThe Gotbit-related proceedings advanced further: Andriunin sentenced June 2025, Gotbit LLC received final judgmentConfirmed.
    citedcryptoslate.com/crypto-market-maker-gotb…ud-manipulation/
16. #27[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Case Status and Outstanding Proceedings

    “Co-conspirators Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili remain under indictment.”

    reviewerCo-conspirators Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili remain under indictmentConsistent with section[4]'s parallel claim.
    citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
17. #29[confirmed][no action needed]in the summary

    “The charges are part of a coordinated federal enforcement action, Operation Token Mirrors, which targeted 18 individuals and entities for widespread fraud in cryptocurrency markets.”

    reviewerCharges are part of Operation Token Mirrors, targeting 18 individuals and entities (page summary)Confirmed.
    citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
18. #30[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Saitama Inu token launches on Ethereum.”

    reviewerSaitama Inu token launches on Ethereum, May 30, 2021Confirmed.
    citedcoinmarketcap.com/currencies/saitama-inu/
19. #31[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Saitama LLC incorporated in Massachusetts. Vy Pham is among the promoters of Saitama Inu.”

    reviewerSaitama LLC incorporated in Massachusetts, August 2021; Pham among the promotersConfirmed.
    citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
20. #32[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Saitama Inu reaches approximately $7.5 billion peak market capitalization, briefly ranking in the top 40 cryptocurrencies globally.”

    reviewerSaitama Inu reaches ~$7.5B peak market cap, top 40 cryptocurrencies, November 2021Duplicate of the sections[0] finding; same corroboration applies.
    citedwww.dharlawllp.com/first-ever-criminal-c…rrency-industry/
21. #33[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Robo Inu Finance (RBIF) token launches on Ethereum, founded by Vy Pham after departing Saitama.”

    reviewerRobo Inu Finance (RBIF) launches on Ethereum, November 2021, founded by Pham after departing SaitamaConfirmed; note the underlying 'departing Saitama' timing itself should read summer, not late, 2021 (see separate finding).
    citedwww.coinlore.com/coin/robo-inu-finance
22. #34[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Robo Inu Finance begins alleged paid wash trading campaign with Gotbit Consulting LLC. Prosecutors allege a private Telegram chatroom is created among Pham, Gotbit executives Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili, and others to coordinate fabricated volume.”

    reviewerRobo Inu wash-trading campaign with Gotbit begins February 2022; private Telegram chatroom created among Pham, Kedrov, JaliliSubstance confirmed via the SEC complaint, though the source cited for this timeline entry has the same mismatch issue noted for sections[1].
    citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
23. #35[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Robo Inu Finance (RBIF) reaches its all-time high price.”

    reviewerRobo Inu Finance (RBIF) reaches its all-time high price, April 16, 2022Confirmed.
    citedwww.coinlore.com/coin/robo-inu-finance/historical-data
24. #37[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Prosecutors allege Pham instructs Gotbit to boost Robo Inu volume 'above 1.1mil daily' on BitMart.”

    reviewerProsecutors allege Pham instructs Gotbit to boost Robo Inu volume 'above 1.1mil daily' on BitMart, dated to 2023 (January 2023)The instruction is attributed to 'one of Pham's associates' rather than Pham personally in the complaint, but occurs within a chat Pham was party to and directed on other dates with nearly identical language.
    citedcoingeek.com/doj-sec-charge-crypto-marke…et-manipulation/
25. #38[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Alleged Robo Inu wash trading campaign with Gotbit ends, according to DOJ timeline.”

    reviewerAlleged Robo Inu wash trading campaign with Gotbit ends June 2023Confirmed via the SEC complaint.
    citedwww.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/pham_information_0.pdf
26. #39[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin arrested in Portugal as part of Operation Token Mirrors.”

    reviewerGotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin arrested in Portugal, October 8, 2024Consistent with multiple secondary sources on Andriunin's arrest timeline.
    citedwww.coindesk.com/policy/2025/02/26/gotbi…on-fraud-charges
27. #40[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “DOJ unseals criminal information charging Vy Pham with conspiracy to commit market manipulation, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.”

    reviewerDOJ unseals criminal information against Pham, October 9, 2024; SEC files civil complaintsConfirmed; only the adjacent 'Pham agrees to plead guilty' clause in this same timeline event is inaccurate (see separate finding).
    citedwww.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eighteen-indi…eting-widespread
28. #42[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin extradited to the United States.”

    reviewerGotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin extradited to the United States, February 25, 2025Date within a day of CoinDesk's own reported timeline; immaterial variance.
    citedwww.coindesk.com/policy/2025/02/26/gotbi…on-fraud-charges
29. #43[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit market manipulation.”

    reviewerGotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy, March 20, 2025Confirmed by CoinDesk and corroborated by the SEC status report referencing the parallel criminal matter.
    citedwww.coindesk.com/policy/2025/03/20/gotbi…ket-manipulation
30. #44[confirmed][no action needed]in the timeline

    “Aleksei Andriunin sentenced to eight months in prison and one year supervised release. Gotbit Consulting LLC sentenced to five years probation and ordered to forfeit approximately $23 million and cease operations.”

    reviewerAndriunin sentenced June 2025 to 8 months + 1 year supervised release; Gotbit sentenced to 5 years probation and ~$23M forfeitureConfirmed.
    citedwww.theblock.co/post/358107/gotbit-found…h-trading-scheme