Odaily Planet Daily News: The Shaanxi High Court has released typical cases of cracking down on illegal fundraising crimes, which pointed out that defendants Shi and Zhu set up an office in Xi'an, using a self-built BRTR platform to issue and trade USDT, QC, and BRTR currencies, boasting about their company's strength to the public, fabricating a bright prospect for investing in virtual currencies, and using guaranteed principal with high interest and the privilege of using luxury cars as bait to attract public investment. According to the audit, as of the case occurrence, a total of 114 fundraising participants reported the case, with a total fundraising amount of over 6.34 million yuan, of which over 5.16 million yuan has been returned. After hearing the case, the court held that the defendants, through the issuance and trading of virtual currencies, disguised the act of absorbing funds from the public and disturbed the financial order. Their actions constituted the crime of illegally absorbing public deposits, and they were sentenced to four years in prison and fined.