Texas man Robert Dunlap was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison and ordered to compensate nearly 1,000 victims for fraudulently issuing the so-called "Meta-1 Coin" cryptocurrency backed by artworks by Picasso, Van Gogh, and Dali, as well as gold assets; prosecutors said he fabricated a background of approximately $44 billion in gold and $1 billion in art assets and forged audit information, with the case involving more than $20 million. He had previously been convicted of mail fraud by a federal jury. (The Block)