Real Estate Developer Gave 'Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski $4.5M to Invest

‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski received $3M from Banknote; investors out $11M

Banknote Capital directors accused of operating Ponzi scheme

Real estate developer gave 'Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski $4.5M to invest

Real estate developer Sacha Singh tells a Toronto court he gave self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski more than $4.5 million to trade in foreign exchange and cryptocurrency. That’s more than any of the 11 investors who’ve been called so far as Crown witnesses at Pleterski’s fraud trial. Most say they never got any money back.

MANDEL: Realtor invested $3.6 million with Ontario 'Crypto King' — and saw just $700K

In a phone call with a disgruntled investor, Aiden Pleterski blamed his brokerage and said he was paying people out of his own funds. More.

A dental hygienist told court how she trusted the ‘Crypto King’ with her savings. Then he went ‘cold turkey’

An Ajax dental hygienist testified at the Aiden Pleterski trial about losing her savings to the “Crypto King” and getting “the runaround.”

Crypto King Spent $16.3 Million Of Investor Funds On Luxury Lifestyle, Court Hears

TL;DR: A Canadian court has heard evidence that self-described Crypto King Aiden Pleterski spent about $16.3 million of investor money on personal expenses. He has pleaded not guilty, and the criminal trial remains ongoing. A Canadian court has heard striking testimony about luxury spending allegedly financed by money entrusted to a self-described cryptocurrency trading expert. […]