Cause of the case: At the beginning of 20 19, the public security organ in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province found that Chen Mou and others were suspected of using the virtual currency trading platform to organize and lead pyramid schemes, and immediately set up a task force. In June of the same year, under the coordination of the Ministry of Public Security, the police of the task force went to Vanuatu, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries and regions to strengthen police law enforcement cooperation and successfully arrested 27 major suspects who fled abroad. In March 2020, all 82 key members suspected of pyramid schemes were arrested.

After investigation, it was erected by the criminal suspect Chen Mou and others in May 2008? Add a token platform? And developed related applications and began to engage in Internet pyramid schemes. The platform takes blockchain technology as a gimmick, takes digital currency such as Bitcoin as a trading medium, and promises high rebates to attract people to participate under the guise of providing value-added services in digital currency.

In order to attract more people to participate, the criminal gang used offline activities such as conferences, concerts and tourism as a platform to publicize and build momentum, and even spent a lot of money to hold promotion conferences of thousands of people abroad. According to statistics, during the existence of the platform, * * * developed more than 2 million members, with more than 3,000 levels, and collected millions of digital currency members such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, involving more than 40 billion yuan (calculated by market conditions at the time of the incident).

Definition and transaction mode of Bitcoin: Bitcoin is a virtual encrypted digital currency, which exists in the form of P2P. Point-to-point transmission means a decentralized payment system. ?

Transaction method: Bitcoin is electronic cash similar to email, and both parties need email similar to it? Bitcoin wallet? Something like an e-mail address? Bitcoin address? . Just like sending and receiving e-mail, the sender pays bitcoin directly to the other party through a computer or smart phone according to the address of the recipient. The following table lists some websites that download bitcoin wallets and addresses for free. ?

Why is it repeated? Answer from two angles: Why do people always set up games? Why do people always fall for it?

Why does someone always set up games? Because it is profitable, you can use human nature.

Why do people always fall for it?

In addition to the continuous renovation of pyramid schemes, concealment and confusion are getting stronger and stronger, and some people are deceived, which is also inseparable from human nature.

People are greedy for profit. Is this what it looks like? High returns, high returns? what's up Investment? It's so attractive that people jump into the pit.