Jury Convicts Las Vegas Man of $24M AI Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme
Decrypt · Published Aug 25, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT

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Brent Kovar told at least 400 investors a supercomputer was mining crypto for them, and that their money was insured by the FDIC.
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Brent Kovar told at least 400 investors a supercomputer was mining crypto for them, and that their money was insured by the FDIC.
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Published by Decrypt. Category: Market Structure. Published Aug 25, 2026, 6:50 AM EDT.
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