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Tax Collector Wants $55 Million From Collapsed Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme MTI — Liquidators Accused of Failing Their Duty
24.7.2022
In a fresh twist to the collapsed bitcoin Ponzi scheme Mirror Trading International (MTI) saga, revenue collector South African Revenue Services (SARS) has demanded $55.3 million from the scheme’s liquidators. The revenue collector added that it wants the tax bill settled before the...
How to identify and avoid a crypto pump-and-dump scheme?
16.7.2022
Pump-and-dump in crypto is an orchestrated fraud that involves misleading investors into purchasing artificially inflated tokens — typically marketed and hyped by paying celebrities and social influencers
Looking at the Claims Celsius Operated Like a Ponzi
12.7.2022
A new lawsuit alleges that a major crypto lender was, in fact, a Ponzi scheme. Happy Tuesday folks
Keyfi Founder Sues Celsius — Says Crypto Lender’s Entire Portfolio Had ‘Naked Exposure to the Market’
8.7.2022
On July 7, 2022, the pseudonymous non-fungible token (NFT) collector known as “0xb1” published a Twitter thread that discusses the collector’s true identity and his relationship with the crypto lending firm Celsius. According to 0xb1, otherwise known as Jason Stone, his team...
Analysts identify 3 critical flaws that brought DeFi down
30.6.2022
Poor risk management, insufficient revenue and the overuse of leverage are the core reasons why DeFi is crumbling
China Blockchain Alliance Executives: Virtual Currency the ‘Largest Ponzi Scheme in Human History’
29.6.2022
The chairman of China’s Blockchain Service Network (BSN) Development Alliance Shan Zhiguang, and his colleague, insisted in a recently published op-ed that virtual currency is “undoubtedly the largest Ponzi scheme in human history.” However, they have said the “value...
Research Firm FSInsight Accuses Three Arrows Capital of Running a ‘Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme’
28.6.2022
3AC borrowed recklessly from just about every institutional lender in the business, FSInsight’s report said
China’s BSN chair calls Bitcoin Ponzi, stablecoins 'fine if regulated'
27.6.2022
Stablecoins like USDT and USDC would be doing just fine if properly regulated, while Bitcoin is a "Ponzi scheme" in any case, China's BSN chair told Cointelegraph
Swan Bitcoin CEO against crypto lenders: Users are way under-compensated for the risk
23.6.2022
The CEO of Swan Bitcoin, Cory Klippsten, criticizes Celsius Network and other centralized crypto lending platforms, warning of possible market contagion
Crypto influencers allegedly weaponize conspiracies to fleece QAnon followers
22.6.2022
Mixing conspiracy theories, a distrust for traditional institutions and hopium in crypto, two influencers are alleged to have made millions using pump-and-dump schemes
Kenyan Law Enforcement Agency Arrests Two Students Accused of Using Stolen Funds to Buy BTC
18.6.2022
Two Kenyan students accused of hacking credit cards and using the ill-gotten funds to buy bitcoin have been arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, a statement from the law enforcement agency has said. After converting the cryptocurrency to local currency, the two students would...
Elon Musk, Tesla, Spacex Facing $258 Billion Lawsuit for Promoting Dogecoin
16.6.2022
Elon Musk, Tesla, and Spacex are being sued for $258 billion over claims that they “are engaged in a crypto pyramid scheme (aka Ponzi scheme) by way of dogecoin cryptocurrency.” The lawsuit states that Musk and his companies “falsely and deceptively claim that dogecoin is...
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Accused of Willfully Failing to Act Against Onecoin Fraudsters
3.6.2022
The legal representative of victims of the Onecoin bitcoin scam operation, Jonathan Levy, has accused the Bulgarian prosecutor of deliberately failing to take action against Onecoin. The lawyer said due to the prosecutor’s inaction, more victims are losing millions of dollars to...
Binance’s CZ says he is ‘skeptical’ about the Terra relaunch
1.6.2022
Binance CEO CZ voices skepticism around the relaunch of the Terra blockchain and its new LUNA token following the latest fiasco
CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
19.5.2022
Two U.S. residents have been charged with running a crypto Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded hundreds of investors out of a collective $44 million
US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme
15.5.2022
Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme. Officials Share Data on Global Crypto Crime The heads of tax enforcement from the Joint...
Terra ecosystem collapses, Sam Bankman-Fried buys Robinhood stock and crypto trader receives jail sentence for Ponzi scheme: Hodler’s Digest, May 8-14
14.5.2022
After Terra's Collapse, Cryptoverse Reflects on ‘Ponzi-like Assets’, Role of VCs, and 'Ignorant' Crypto People
13.5.2022
It’s time for some self-reflection in the crypto community after the spectacular collapse of the terraUSD (UST) stablecoin and the entire Terra (LUNA) ecosystem.
A debate about what crypto investing should be like, how crypto projects are promoted and whether ‘bitcoin-only’ is the best strategy...
Onecoin ‘Crypto Queen’ Ruja Ignatova Listed Among Europe’s Most Wanted
13.5.2022
Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the notorious pyramid Onecoin, is now one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives. Also known as the “Crypto Queen,” she disappeared almost five years ago, after the Ponzi scheme she led collected billions of dollars from defrauded investors around...
Terrible crypto trader gets 42 months for fraud, claiming he was a total gun
12.5.2022
Jeremy Spence aka “Coin Signals” scammed around $5 million from 170 investors who were unaware their crypto was used to fund a Ponzi scheme