Charlie Shrem Bitcoin backer gets two years prison for illicit transfers Charlie Shrem, an outspoken supporter of bitcoins, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday fo... Dec 19, 2014 06:22 PM EST Bitcoin promoter to plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has reached a plea deal to resolve U.S. charges that he engaged i... Aug 30, 2014 08:39 PM EDT