{"id":146995,"date":"2026-03-24T13:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=146995"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:26:49","slug":"inside-alleged-crypto-scheme-that-burned-millionsmdashthen-went-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/24\/inside-alleged-crypto-scheme-that-burned-millionsmdashthen-went-silent\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Alleged Crypto Scheme That Burned Millions&amp;mdash;Then Went Silent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Investors are suing entrepreneur Ben Pasternak, alleging misleading statements and insider enrichment tied to crypto tokens that wiped out hundreds of millions of dollars in value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/951818816\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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