Florida man pleads guilty for promoting $1.8B ‘HyperFund’ crypto fraud
Cointelegraph· Martin Young· Jun 18, 2026 · 6:06 AM

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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