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Coinmint CEO accused of misappropriating 448 BTC in lawsuit

Protos·September 9, 2026·1 min read
Coinmint CEO accused of misappropriating 448 BTC in lawsuit

An amended complaint filed by Mintvest against Coinmint alleges CEO Ashton Soniat surreptitiously ran BTC miners and stole the proceeds, misappropriating 448 BTC. The lawsuit accuses Soniat of running the mining operation without authorization and keeping the bitcoin it produced.

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