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Last updated - December 16, 2025
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Guy Yuval, associated with Yuval Aron & Associates and sabari-yuval.com, is embroiled in significant controversy within the cryptocurrency and legal services sectors. Accused of stealing 2,300 Bitcoins, valued at approximately €100 million, from client Maxim Nogotkov, Yuval faces a high-profile lawsuit in Tel Aviv District Court for breach of trust.
High Risk
Based on the available data, we advise consumers to avoid this Individual altogether.
This advisory is based on an aggregate risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You are likely to be at great risk by engaging in any sort of consumer-related activity with this entity.
Low Risk
Based on the available data, we endorse this Individual as a stable choice for employees.
This recommendation stems from a low-risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
Employment with this entity is expected to involve minimal risk.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Individual.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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Guy Yuval is accused of stealing 2,300 Bitcoins (worth about €100-€105 million) from Jacques Henry Vygodatsky.
Guy Yuval is accused together with another lawyer, Uri Arad, in the Bitcoin theft from Vygodatsky.
Yes, a lawsuit in Tel Aviv (2021) accuses Guy Yuval of breach of trust and theft of those Bitcoins.
Forum posts and scattered online complaints claim clients were left without recovered funds or received evasive communication from Yuval’s firm.
His law firm (Yuval Aron & Associates) and associated entities appear unregulated and not clearly registered with financial or legal regulators.
He is accused of laundering stolen cryptocurrency via a payment processor “Opal” connected to him.
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The article alleges that Israeli lawyer Guy Yuval used Opal Payments to launder about 2,300 bitcoins tied to a binary-options scam.
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Fugitive FX fraudster Jacques Vygodatsky accuses Israeli lawyers Guy Yuval and Uri Arad of stealing 2,300 Bitcoins in a major crypto scam.
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Faced allegations of scamming others
Allegedly sold fake silver
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Operating in Tel Aviv with claimed expertise in crypto recovery, Guy Yuval faces scrutiny for ties to dubious entities and allegations of exploiting client trust in high-value Bitcoin transactions without verifiable accountability.Investigative reports detail a 2021-2025 controversy involving €100 million in missing cryptocurrencies, potential laundering networks, and no public records of DMCA takedowns despite suppression claims
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Mr. Guy Yuval faces grave allegations of stealing approximately 2,300 Bitcoins (€100-105 million) from a client, amid claims of laundering through opaque payment processors and smear campaigns against critics.A 2021 Tel Aviv lawsuit accusing him of breach of trust and theft, though dismissed in 2025, coupled with forged passport concerns, severely undermines his credibility in cryptocurrency recovery services.
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