Mexican billionaire was so delighted to meet descendant of Gilded Age's famous Astor family he handed him $450m... only to get a VERY nasty shock, prosecutors allege
- Posted on May 5, 2026
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Mexican billionaire was so delighted to meet descendant of Gilded Age's famous Astor family he handed him $450m... only to get a VERY nasty shock, prosecutors allege
Ricardo Salinas Pliego was looking to invest in bitcoin, and he set about borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars from banks in exchange for $1billion in stock as collateral.