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B.C. crypto fraudster and his business ordered to pay $18.4M for ‘blatant and repeated’ lies

David Smillie diverted $13M in bitcoin and ether from ezBtc platform to gambling sites

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

2 Dec 2024 • 3 min read

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A panel of the B.C. Securities Commission said David Smillie is 'unfit to participate in the capital markets' after he scammed clients of his ezBtc cryptocurrency platform. (Bethany Lindsay/The Investigative Journalism Foundation)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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