South African BTC Ponzi mastermind suffers heart attack

South African BTC Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Succumbs to Heart Attack While Being Detained in Brazil

Johann Steynberg, the mastermind behind a South African bitcoin Ponzi scheme, recently died of a heart attack while under house arrest on a farm in Brazil.

According to his Brazilian wife, Steynberg left no will and had no assets that could be inventoried.

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