Gotbit founder forfeits $23M in plea deal over crypto market manipulation

Cryptocurrency market maker Gotbit's founder, Aleksei Andriunin, has reached a plea agreement with U.S. authorities, agreeing to forfeit $23 million in cryptocurrencies after being charged with committing wire fraud and market manipulation, according to Decrypt. The 26-year-old founder was arrested in Portugal last year and extradited to the U.S. four months later in late February.