{"id":8292,"date":"2023-09-04T19:48:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamingafrika.com\/?p=8292"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:48:58","slug":"ronaldinho-testify-in-61m-crypto-pyramid-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamingeuropa.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/ronaldinho-testify-in-61m-crypto-pyramid-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldinho Testify in $61M Crypto Pyramid Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronaldinho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ronaldinho Gaucho<\/a>, a retired professional soccer player, denied involvement in a $61 million crypto pyramid scheme during testimony before a Brazilian congressional committee.<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Ronaldinho Gaucho Crypto Scheme<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 31, Ronaldinho testified before a parliamentary committee inquiry, denying any involvement in the &#8220;18kRonaldinho&#8221; scheme, which promised 2% daily profits on crypto. The company was the target of a lawsuit seeking $61 million in damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronaldinho asserted that he was also a victim of the alleged fraud because he was never associated with the company and that it utilized his name and picture without his consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He claimed that the photographs were shot in accordance with a contract he signed in July 2019 with a subsidiary of the company that sells watches; however, the contract was canceled in October of the same year and was never carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/igamingafrika.com\/responsible-gambling\/sustainable-igaming-in-africa-green-practices-in-casinos\/\"> Sustainability in iGaming: Environmentally Conscious Practices  in African Casinos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronaldinho refused to answer the inquiry&#8217;s president, Aureo Ribeiro&#8217;s question about whether he meant to compensate people who had invested in the company. When questioned about the $61 million lawsuit, he likewise remained silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chamber of Deputies, Brazil&#8217;s lower house, initiated the investigation in June to look into alleged cryptocurrency pyramid schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Securities and Exchange Commission of the nation has accused a total of 11 companies of making fraudulent promises about large returns utilizing cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recently on August 24, Ronaldinho had missed two earlier hearings pertaining to the investigation. He said that bad weather prevented him from going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronaldinho had one more chance to come before Congress on August 31; if he missed it, he risked fines or jail, in which case police would have hauled him to the hearing against his will. <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Ronaldinho Gaucho Crypto Scheme<\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronaldinho Gaucho, a retired professional soccer player, denied involvement in a $61 million crypto pyramid scheme during testimony before a Brazilian congressional committee. Ronaldinho Gaucho Crypto Scheme On August 31, Ronaldinho testified before a parliamentary committee inquiry, denying any involvement in the &#8220;18kRonaldinho&#8221; scheme, which promised 2% daily profits on crypto. 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