Bitconnect (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Bitconnect" in English language version.

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51finder.com

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11independent.co.uk

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11bitconnect.co

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bitconnect.co (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Changes coming for the Bitconnect system - Halt of lending and exchange platform". BitConnect. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

Kharif, Olga (January 16, 2018). "BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated Sales". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

cbsnews.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

"Cryptoexchange founder accused of defrauding investors of $2 billion". www.cbsnews.com. September 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

Cheng, Evelyn (January 17, 2018). "Digital currency plunge may be healthy for cryptocurrency market". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

companieshouse.gov.uk (Global: 3,815^th place; English: 2,179^th place)

beta.companieshouse.gov.uk

"BITCONNECT LTD - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

cryptovakil.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"US SEC charges Indian citizen for bitcoin scam". September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

fbi.gov (Global: 1,253^rd place; English: 766^th place)

"Seeking Victims in Bitconnect Investigation". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

finder.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is BitConnect (BCC) and how does it work?". Finder. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

fool.com (Global: 6,246^th place; English: 4,084^th place)

Williams, Sean. "BitConnect, Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Shutters Its Lending and Exchange Services and Plunges 92%". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Williams, Sean (July 20, 2017). "The 20 Largest Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

fortune.com (Global: 647^th place; English: 421^st place)

Wieczner, Jen (January 17, 2018). "Bitcoin Crashes to Below $10,000 as Cryptocurrency Scams Scare Investors". Fortune. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

gizmodo.com (Global: 763^rd place; English: 486^th place)

McKay, Tom (January 17, 2018). "BitConnect, Anonymously-Run Crypto Exchange, Crashes After States Issue Cease and Desists". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

"Bitcoin millionaire 'on the run' after second cryptocurrency scam". Independent.co.uk. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

inverse.com (Global: 1,941^st place; English: 1,159^th place)

Paez, Danny (February 2, 2018). "'Bitconnect Carlos' Meme Is Everything Wrong With Cryptocurrency Hype". Inverse. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

"Office of Public Affairs | BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
"BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme". www.justice.gov. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
"Crypto Fraud Victims Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution from BitConnect Scheme". www.justice.gov. January 12, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

morrisoncohen.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

(January 31, 2018) ("On January 31, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky granted a temporary restraining order freezing Bitconnect’s assets and ordering the defendants to disclose cryptocurrency wallet and trading account addresses."), Text.

nasdaq.com (Global: 3,313^th place; English: 2,339^th place)

"Crypto News Update". NASDAQ.com. January 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

nymag.com (Global: 525^th place; English: 339^th place)

Swearingen, Jake (January 17, 2018). "The Rise and Fall of BitConnect, the Sketchiest Crypto Exchange". Select All. New York Magazine. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Popper, Nathaniel; Bowles, Nellie (2018). "Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 as Virtual Currency Bubble Deflates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

sandiegouniontribune.com (Global: 1,290^th place; English: 633^rd place)

Riggins, Alex (January 13, 2023). "San Diego judge orders $17 million restitution payment in BitConnect pyramid scheme". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

sec.gov (Global: 617^th place; English: 437^th place)

"Complaint against BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, Glenn Arcaro, et al". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 28, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
"SEC.gov | BitConnect, et al". www.sec.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
"Complaint against BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, Glenn Arcaro, and Future Money Ltd" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission. September 1, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2021.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Tepper, Fitz. "Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

techscoop.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

Bhargav, Sushant (January 16, 2018). "Bitconnect Shut Down it's[sic] Lending Platform Officially for Good". TechScoop.in. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

Mix (January 17, 2018). "How BitConnect pulled the biggest exit scheme in cryptocurrency". The Next Web. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"What is BitConnect (BCC) and how does it work?". Finder. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
Mix (January 17, 2018). "How BitConnect pulled the biggest exit scheme in cryptocurrency". The Next Web. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
Wieczner, Jen (January 17, 2018). "Bitcoin Crashes to Below $10,000 as Cryptocurrency Scams Scare Investors". Fortune. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
"Seeking Victims in Bitconnect Investigation". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
"BITCONNECT LTD - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
Williams, Sean. "BitConnect, Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Shutters Its Lending and Exchange Services and Plunges 92%". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Tepper, Fitz. "Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Osborne, Charlie. "Alleged head of BitConnect cryptocurrency scam arrested in Dubai - ZDNet". ZDNet. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
"Bitcoin millionaire 'on the run' after second cryptocurrency scam". Independent.co.uk. June 5, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
Popper, Nathaniel; Bowles, Nellie (2018). "Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 as Virtual Currency Bubble Deflates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Cheng, Evelyn (January 17, 2018). "Digital currency plunge may be healthy for cryptocurrency market". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Williams, Sean (July 20, 2017). "The 20 Largest Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
"Changes coming for the Bitconnect system - Halt of lending and exchange platform". BitConnect. January 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
Bhargav, Sushant (January 16, 2018). "Bitconnect Shut Down it's[sic] Lending Platform Officially for Good". TechScoop.in. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
McKay, Tom (January 17, 2018). "BitConnect, Anonymously-Run Crypto Exchange, Crashes After States Issue Cease and Desists". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
Kharif, Olga (January 16, 2018). "BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated Sales". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
Swearingen, Jake (January 17, 2018). "The Rise and Fall of BitConnect, the Sketchiest Crypto Exchange". Select All. New York Magazine. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
"Crypto News Update". NASDAQ.com. January 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Michaels, Dave (September 1, 2021). "SEC Sues BitConnect and Founder, Alleging Massive Cryptocurrency Scam of World-Wide Investors". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
"Complaint against BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, Glenn Arcaro, and Future Money Ltd" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission. September 1, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2021.
"Cryptoexchange founder accused of defrauding investors of $2 billion". www.cbsnews.com. September 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
"Office of Public Affairs | BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
"US SEC charges Indian citizen for bitcoin scam". September 5, 2021. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
"BitConnect Founder Indicted in Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme". www.justice.gov. February 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
"Crypto Fraud Victims Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution from BitConnect Scheme". www.justice.gov. January 12, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
Riggins, Alex (January 13, 2023). "San Diego judge orders $17 million restitution payment in BitConnect pyramid scheme". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
Paez, Danny (February 2, 2018). "'Bitconnect Carlos' Meme Is Everything Wrong With Cryptocurrency Hype". Inverse. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
Oliver, John. "Cryptocurrencies". Youtube. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Popper, Nathaniel; Bowles, Nellie (2018). "Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 as Virtual Currency Bubble Deflates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
Michaels, Dave (September 1, 2021). "SEC Sues BitConnect and Founder, Alleging Massive Cryptocurrency Scam of World-Wide Investors". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

Michaels, Dave (September 1, 2021). "SEC Sues BitConnect and Founder, Alleging Massive Cryptocurrency Scam of World-Wide Investors". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

Oliver, John. "Cryptocurrencies". Youtube. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

Osborne, Charlie. "Alleged head of BitConnect cryptocurrency scam arrested in Dubai - ZDNet". ZDNet. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

Bitconnect (English Wikipedia)

bitconnect.co (Global: low place; English: low place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118th place; English: 85th place)

cbsnews.com (Global: 136th place; English: 93rd place)

cnbc.com (Global: 303rd place; English: 191st place)

companieshouse.gov.uk (Global: 3,815th place; English: 2,179th place)

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cryptovakil.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

fbi.gov (Global: 1,253rd place; English: 766th place)

finder.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

fool.com (Global: 6,246th place; English: 4,084th place)

fortune.com (Global: 647th place; English: 421st place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 763rd place; English: 486th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

inverse.com (Global: 1,941st place; English: 1,159th place)

justice.gov (Global: 884th place; English: 477th place)

morrisoncohen.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nasdaq.com (Global: 3,313th place; English: 2,339th place)

nymag.com (Global: 525th place; English: 339th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

sandiegouniontribune.com (Global: 1,290th place; English: 633rd place)

sec.gov (Global: 617th place; English: 437th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; English: 224th place)

techscoop.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998th place; English: 2,466th place)

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worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

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wsj.com (Global: 94th place; English: 66th place)

youtube.com (Global: 13th place; English: 14th place)

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235th place; English: 855th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

cbsnews.com (Global: 136^th place; English: 93^rd place)

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

companieshouse.gov.uk (Global: 3,815^th place; English: 2,179^th place)

fbi.gov (Global: 1,253^rd place; English: 766^th place)

fool.com (Global: 6,246^th place; English: 4,084^th place)

fortune.com (Global: 647^th place; English: 421^st place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 763^rd place; English: 486^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

inverse.com (Global: 1,941^st place; English: 1,159^th place)

justice.gov (Global: 884^th place; English: 477^th place)

nasdaq.com (Global: 3,313^th place; English: 2,339^th place)

nymag.com (Global: 525^th place; English: 339^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

sandiegouniontribune.com (Global: 1,290^th place; English: 633^rd place)

sec.gov (Global: 617^th place; English: 437^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

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worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; English: 66^th place)

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)