• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    He wasn’t trying to make money on the crypto itself, he knew that was a dog. He owns the trading platform, so he made money on every trade when they bought in, and then made money on every trade as they panic-sold it on the way down.

    That little scam reportedly made him over a billion. Then he did it again with Melania crypto.