Krutika Adani
Total crypto prison sentences now reach 272 years with some of the latest being Sam Bankman Fried and Caroline Ellison.
It has been observed that crypto criminals have been receiving harsher prison sentences as compared to their TradFi counterparts.
Some critics have argued that there has been bias against crypto criminals. There has also been a global crackdown on crypto led by the USA.
Conviction data shows that most cybercriminals in the crypto space were mostly either frauds or money launderers.
Some of the top convicted cybercriminals are Sam Bankman Fried from FTX with a 25-year sentence and Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road with a 90-year sentence.