Ontario’s so-called "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski has transferred more than half a million dollars on video gaming platforms in a series of transactions made as recently as March, a new bankruptcy report shows.
So far, just over $3.35 million in assets has been seized of the more than $40 million Pleterski was allegedly handed over two years.The measures follow concerns made by the trustee that Pleterski still appears to be living a lavish lifestyle, despite the bankruptcy. Examples of evidence of this lifestyle include images posted on social media of him wearing a custom-made Spider-Man costume on Halloween, and driving a McLaren luxury vehicle in Los Angeles.
The trustee initially began investigating Pleterski’s in-game transactions on July 12, 2023, after he boasted and scrolled through an inventory of knives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars on a live stream with an influencer who has over 7.4 million followers on Instagram named Adin Ross. After Pleterski’s appearance on Ross’ livestream, the trustee emailed him inquiring about the Skins but, during a phone call a couple of weeks later, he claimed they’d been manufactured and were fake, the report shows.