US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against two Bitcoin (BTC) solicitors, Morgan Hunt, and Kim Hecroft, for alleged attempt to steal BTC coins from investors, the Commission said on Friday.
Hunt from Texas and Hecroft form Maryland misled public by claiming that they were successful traders and portfolio managers and that they could make significant profits for their clients. Both men offered trading services for products like leveraged or margined foreign currency contracts (forex), binary options, and diamonds if the investor gave their money in the form of Bitcoins.
“In its continuing litigation, the CFTC seeks restitut...
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