The company logo for Bitwise Asset Management is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 9 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Thursday charged the co-founders of private technology startup Bitwise Industries for their roles in a $100 million fraud scheme, according to federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bitwise filed for bankruptcy protection in June.
Hundreds of BitWise employees lost their jobs in May 2023 when the scheme was exposed, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which filed civil charges against the co-CEOs on Thursday in federal court in California.
Reporting by Chris Prentice; Additional reporting by Nate Raymond; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Brendan McDermid, Irma Olguin Jr, Jake Soberal, Bitwise, Olguin, Chris Prentice, Nate Raymond, Daniel Wallis
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Bitwise Asset, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Industries, Securities and Exchange Commission, Eastern, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Thomson
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New York City, U.S, Eastern District, California