Closing arguments concluded this week in the Canadian criminal trial of Aiden Pleterski. The self-described crypto king asserted his innocence during the final statements of the proceedings.
Canadian authorities charged Pleterski with fraud over his alleged management of a digital asset Ponzi scheme. The criminal case now moves to jury deliberations to determine the verdict.
For traders currently holding perpetual futures positions across exchanges like Bitget, Bybit, MEXC, or OKX, this verdict changes nothing directly regarding funding rates, liquidity, or trading fees. The legal proceeding is strictly an individual criminal matter inside the Canadian court system.
Source: cointelegraph — Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down