🚨 **SCAM ALERT: HMSTR Token Market Maker Arrested – Major Crypto Fraud Exposed!** 🛑💥
‼️ **Breaking News**: Alexey Andryunin, CEO of Gotbit, has been arrested in Portugal at the request of the FBI and may be extradited to the U.S. He is facing allegations of being involved in a large cryptocurrency fraud scheme through Gotbit Hedge Fund, the market maker for the Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) token.
🐹 **Impact on HMSTR Token**:
HMSTR token dropped by 11% yesterday as the news spread, shaking investor confidence.
🔍 **The Charges**:
The U.S. has filed charges against 3 companies and 15 individuals linked to cryptocurrency fraud, including Gotbit, ZM Quant, and CLS Global. This crackdown has resulted in:
- Four arrests
- Five plea deals
- $25 million in cryptocurrency seized
📉 **FBI's Operation**:
The FBI set up an undercover operation by creating a fake token called NexFundAI on the Ethereum blockchain. They approached several market makers (MMs), and during private discussions, MM employees revealed how they used algorithms to manipulate trading volumes and create fake addresses to make the token look more popular than it was.
🚨 **Key Findings**:
The FBI uncovered practices such as:
- "Wash trading" (fake trading to inflate activity)
- "Fake transactions"
- "Market manipulation"
- "Artificially boosting trade volumes"
These offenses could lead to prison sentences of up to 20 years for those involved.
💥 **Conclusion**:
This major crypto fraud has sent shockwaves through the industry, particularly for HMSTR token holders. If you hold or trade HMSTR, stay alert and monitor the situation closely as it develops.#Write2Earn! #hamsterkombat24 #Write2Earn! #hamesterairdrop #Write2Earn!
