Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Turner Wright· Oct 28, 2026 · 9:35 PM
Aiden Pleterski, facing fraud charges in Canada over his alleged role in a digital asset Ponzi scheme, said that he was innocent at closing.
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