Eli和Kaitlyn Regalado通过声称听到上帝启示，向超过500名投资者销售名为INDXcoin的加密货币，筹集超过300万美元1。这对夫妇将筹集资金中近40%用于个人开支，包括高端度假、设计师服装、珠宝、Range Rover以及家庭装修等，总额约130万美元1。投资者Debbie和Jose Bonilla甚至从退休账户中提取70,000美元购买该加密货币1。
2023年4月11日，INDXcoin交易所启动后不到一小时即因无法处理提现而崩溃，导致投资者损失全部资金1。科罗拉多证券专员Tung Chan于2024年1月以欺诈和销售未注册证券为由提起民事诉讼1。丹佛地区检察官于2025年7月对这对夫妇提出40项重罪指控，包括盗窃、敲诈勒索和证券欺诈罪1。法官判决Regalados支付近340万美元赔偿金1。尽管面临指控，这对夫妇坚持否认所有指控，声称自己是在执行上帝的旨意1。
Eli and Kaitlyn Regalado raised over $3 million from more than 500 investors by promoting INDXcoin, a cryptocurrency they claimed they were directed to sell by God 1. The scheme unraveled within hours of the exchange's launch on April 11, 2023, when it collapsed due to insufficient liquidity, leaving investors with total losses 1.
The Regalados allegedly spent approximately $1.3 million—nearly 40 percent of funds collected—on personal expenses including luxury vacations, designer clothing, jewelry, cosmetic dentistry, a Range Rover, and home renovations 1. Among the affected investors were Debbie and Jose Bonilla, who withdrew $70,000 from their retirement accounts to purchase INDXcoin 1. Colorado securities regulators filed civil fraud charges in January 2024, and the Denver District Attorney's office indicted the couple on 40 felony counts in July 2025, including theft, extortion, and securities fraud 1. A judge ordered the Regalados to pay nearly $3.4 million in restitution 1. The couple has maintained their innocence, asserting they were carrying out God's will 1.
The case reflects a broader surge in cryptocurrency fraud. Global cryptocurrency scammers collected at least $14 billion in 2025, representing a 17 percent increase from the previous year 1. U.S. victims reported cryptocurrency investment fraud losses totaling $7.2 billion to the FBI 1.
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