Don't think it's really that much of a landmark case, other than that the medium of investment was Bitcoin. Just another ponzi scheme run by highly charismatic people. Hard to feel truly sorry for people with that much money, to buy into some scheme promising easy profits. Just goes to show there's all sorts of people, but people invariably act the same when it comes to money, be it $5 or $5 million.

If you own Bitcoin and still think it's wise to entrust people with it, then you've not properly understood just what it is you've come into.