According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, Miami, Florida resident Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton has pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in connection with promoting the HyperFund crypto scam. Prosecutors stated that HyperFund claimed to be a legitimate crypto investment platform but was actually a global wire fraud scheme, collecting $1.8 billion from investors worldwide. Burton personally profited at least $7.8517 million and faces up to 5 years in federal prison. Sentencing is scheduled for July 23. https://(wublock123.com)/news/florida-man-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-1-8b-hyperfund-crypto-fraud-62981