UK Court Sentences Qian Zhimin Over 194,951 Bitcoin Linked to RMB Pyramid Scheme Affecting 130,000 Investors

Caixin, cited by COINOTAG News, reports that between 2014 and 2017 Qian Zhimin operated as Blue Sky Ge Rui, marketing ten zero‑risk, high‑return products including Blue Sky Fund I, Blue Sky Fund II, and Yield with Coin. The scheme resembled a pyramid, expanding through promotions and downlines to lure investors with lofty yields. In about four years, non‑repayable losses exceeded 40 billion RMB, affecting roughly 130,000 people; 34 billion RMB funded early redemptions, while billions were diverted to insiders and used for cryptocurrency purchases.

In a UK court record, June 2014 shows a front person opening a Huobi account using investor funds, mobilizing 180 million RMB to acquire Bitcoin, initially about 100,250 BTC and later rising to 143,951 BTC. Between January and June 2017, more than 468 million RMB funded the purchase of 51,000 BTC via OTC trades, totalizing 194,951 BTC. On sentencing day, the price of Bitcoin stood at 750,000 RMB per coin.

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