Brazil became one of the first countries in the world to approve Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, second only to Canada. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" />
Bathers dive into the waters of Fort Beach in Cabo Frio, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec.
15, 2021. In and around Cabo Frio, where some had seen their friends and neighbors reap rewards by investing their life savings in the cryptocurrency investment firm G.A.S Consulting & Technology, many began to fear the cost of missing out.
(AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Lawyer Luciano Regis, 35, during an interview in Sao Pedro da Aldeia, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec.
15, 2021. Regis, a lawyer representing victims of G.A.S Consulting & Technology, a cryptocurrency investment firm founded by a former waiter-turned-multimillionaire who has become the central figure in what is alleged to be one of Brazil's biggest-ever pyramid schemes. Regis, a lawyer representing victims of G.A.S Consulting & Technology, a cryptocurrency investment firm founded by a former waiter-turned-multimillionaire who has become the central figure in what is alleged to be one of Brazil's biggest-ever pyramid schemes.
(AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Sixteen other associates were also charged, including Diaz Zerpa, dos Santos' 38-year-old wife, who left the country weeks before the raid and is believed to be in Florida, according to authorities.
They say she withdrew more than 4,300 bitcoins worth $185 million (1 billion reais). AP attempts to locate her were unsuccessful.
The detainees told police they worked for G.A.S.
Consulting & Technology, a cryptocurrency investment firm founded by a former waiter-turned-multimillionaire who is the central figure in what is alleged to be one of Brazil´s biggest-ever pyramid schemes.
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Beachgoers congregate on
Fort Beach in Cabo Frio, Brazil, Wednesday, Dec.
15,
现货交易 2021.