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Singaporean 22-year-old pleads guilty in $245M crypto fraud case

Malone Lam is charged as the ringleader of a scheme that stole 4,100 bitcoin through online scams and home invasions.

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Marcus Webb · Crypto Desk · 15 Sept 2026 · 21:23 · 1 min read
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Singaporean 22-year-old pleads guilty in $245M crypto fraud case

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean resident of Miami, has pleaded guilty to charges of leading a ring of fraudsters responsible for a $245 million cryptocurrency theft. He is charged with stealing 4,100 bitcoin.

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According to Coindesk, Lam led the scheme, which stole crypto through a combination of online scams and home invasions. Further verified details regarding sentencing or the full scope of the case were not immediately available.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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Marcus reports on digital assets, from spot ETF flows to protocol-level developments in DeFi. He pays particular attention to how institutional adoption is reshaping crypto market structure.

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