According to WuSay, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that the trial of the $575 million HashFlare crypto mining fraud case began on May 30. Defendants Potapenko and Turõgin appeared in court for the first time in Seattle after being extradited from Estonia to the United States. They were charged with conspiracy to commit 16 counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, and if convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.