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European Parliament Petitioned to Create Crypto Crime Compensation Fund

19.1.2021
A petition has been submitted to the European Parliament, asking to implement a scheme to compensate crypto-related victims. The crimes mentioned in the petition 0421/2020 include fraud, piracy, and extortion. Petition’s Author Represents Victims in the Bitsane Alleged Scam Case According...

GemCoin Founder Sentenced to 10 Years for $147M Crypto Scheme

12.1.2021
The judge scheduled a restitution hearing for victim investors this summer

MTI Bitcoins Sent to Privacy Mixers as New Data Breach Exposes the Ponzi Scheme’s Top Earners

10.1.2021
In another twist to the Mirror Trading International (MTI) bitcoin Ponzi scam, the blockchain intelligence firm Whitestream says bitcoins from wallets associated with the company are being sent to Wasabi privacy mixers. According to Whitestream’s update, this pivot to mixers suggests that...

Spanish Police Detain Four People Allegedly Involved in a $15M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

9.1.2021
The Spanish police detained four people of different nationalities this week for allegedly running a $15 million crypto Ponzi scheme. According to the police, “many victims” filed a complaint against them. Victims Believed Their Bitcoins Went to a Legit Company According to Policia...

Chilean Court Orders Two Major Banks to Keep Open Checking Accounts of Crypto Exchange Buda

5.1.2021
Chile’s Free Competition Defense Court (TDLC) ruled in favor of the Latin American cryptocurrency exchange Bud after their checking accounts were closed by two major banks in the midst of a lawsuit related to a Ponzi scheme unrelated to the exchange. Chilean Court Rejected Petitions From...

Bitcoin is a 'Ponzi' With Infinite Supply - Skeptics Chime In

29.12.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is rallying, but that doesn't stop its critics from, well, criticizing it. It's perhaps even provoking them to increase their attacks on the world's number one crypto: calling bitcoiners 'irrational', questioning the coin's scarcity, calling it a fraud, and questioning if it's money...

CEO of MTI Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Flees South Africa in Possible Exit Scam – Funds Blocked

24.12.2020
In an unexpected turn of events, the management team at Mirror Trading International (MTI) now suggest that their CEO Johann Steynberg may have exit scammed. The team alleges that Steynberg, now believed to be in Brazil, has locked out key management staff from accessing MTI’s account with...

OneCoin marketing guru in plea talks

19.12.2020
The "public face of OneCoin" is in plea talks for a range of charges

Lawyer Who Represents Victims of Alleged Spanish Crypto Ponzi Says It Could Be the ‘Biggest One’ in the Country

16.12.2020
The Arbistar case victims’ defense lawyer claims that the overall number of those affected amounts to 32,000 families with at least 93.4 million euros ($113.55 million) in losses. Lawyer in Arbistar Case Reveals Details on Class-Actions Lawsuits Against the Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme During...

8 People Arrested in Argentina Linked to Onecoin Ponzi Scam

13.12.2020
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Argentine city of Córdoba has indicted 12 people in connection with the Onecoin Ponzi scheme. Eight of them have been arrested. Onecoin Scammers Arrested The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Complex Crimes of the Argentine city of Córdoba...

Man Jailed for Role in $25 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving a Failed Crypto

10.12.2020
A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced Jose Angel Aman to 84 months in prison for his role in perpetrating a $25 million diamond Ponzi scheme. In addition, the judge ordered Aman to pay over $23 million in restitution to victims who invested in his diamond cutting business and...

Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme

9.12.2020
Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a federal court in Florida

Accused Ponzi scheme is now fighting the SEC in addition to former investors

8.12.2020
The SEC subpoenas the former owner's bank accounts to find out what happened to investments into Crypto Traders Management

Mastermind of Bitcoin Mining Ponzi Scheme Extradited to the US: $20 Million in Victims’ Funds Laundered

1.12.2020
The US government says it has extradited Gutemberg Dos Santos, the co-founder of the Airbit Club Ponzi scheme from Panama and he now awaits his trial in a Manhattan court. Dos Santos is facing charges relating to his role in perpetuating a “cryptocurrency” scam which defrauded victims...

US Justice Department Extradites Alleged Co-Founder of Crypto Ponzi Scheme From Panama

30.11.2020
The accused, Gutemberg Dos Santos, has been charged in an indictment and was extradited from Panama on Nov. 25

Justice Department extradites alleged BTC mining ponzi operator from Panama

30.11.2020
AirBit Club's leadership have been gathered in New York City and will face charges for stealing "membership dues" to finance massive marketing events and lavish personal lifestyles

Chinese Police Seize $4.2 Billion in Multiple Cryptocurrencies From Plustoken Ponzi Clampdown

27.11.2020
Chinese police have seized more than $4.2 billion worth of crypto assets in its clampdown against the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. According to a court ruling made public on Nov. 26, and shared by The Block, law enforcement confiscated a total of 194,775 bitcoin (BTC), 833,083 ether (ETH), 1.4 million...