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A Crypto Rewards Platform That Promised 40% APY Halts Withdrawals, Citing ‘Market Fluctuations’
24.10.2022
A crypto rewards platform called Freeway.io has notified users that it decided to reallocate capital in order to “manage exposure to future market fluctuations and volatility.” In doing so, users are unable to withdraw funds from the platform, and the Freeway team explained that amid...
JPMorgan Hires Former Executive of Bankrupt Crypto Firm as Head of Digital Assets Regulatory Policy
21.10.2022
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network’s former head of policy and regulatory affairs as its new head of digital assets regulatory policy. The move followed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon telling U.S. Congress that crypto tokens, like bitcoin,...
DeFi abandons Ponzi farms for ‘real yield’
20.10.2022
DeFi abandons Ponzi farms for ‘real yield’
20.10.2022
'Cryptoqueen' associates face German court for role in $4B OneCoin scheme
19.10.2022
The whereabouts of “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova are still unknown but the charges against OneCoin members are starting to pile up
SEC Halts Crypto Ponzi Operation Targeting Latino Investors
6.10.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action to stop an ongoing crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors.
According to an SEC press release, the scheme was being operated by defendants Mauricio Chavez and Giorgio Benvenuto through CryptoFX - a company...
California Launches Crackdown on 11 Crypto Firms Accused of Operating Ponzi Schemes
28.9.2022
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has cracked down on 11 cryptocurrency companies that are accused of violating California securities laws. Nine of the firms reportedly solicited funds from investors in order to trade cryptocurrencies on the customer’s...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Tells Congress Crypto Tokens Like Bitcoin Are ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’
23.9.2022
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in a U.S. congressional hearing that crypto tokens, like bitcoin, are “decentralized Ponzi schemes.” He told lawmakers: “I’m a major skeptic on crypto tokens which you call currency.” JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Ponzi...
Jamie Dimon Attacks Crypto Tokens as ‘Decentralized Ponzi Scheme’ But He’s Happy With Regulated Stablecoins
22.9.2022
Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan, has taken another swing at cryptocurrencies, with a particular focus on bitcoin (BTC), telling the U.S. Congress that cryptos were “decentralized Ponzi schemes”. At the same time, Dimon said he accepts the added value...
JPMorgan CEO calls crypto 'decentralized Ponzi schemes'
22.9.2022
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon regards crypto as a tale of two cities, with "crypto tokens that you call currencies" on one side and "real" innovations on the other
US Sentences Promoter of $3.4B Bitconnect Crypto Ponzi Scheme to 38 Months in Prison
20.9.2022
The U.S. has sentenced a Los Angeles man to 38 months in federal prison for his role in the $3.4 billion Bitconnect crypto Ponzi scheme. He admitted to earning no less than $24 million from the scam, all of which will now be “repaid to investors in restitution or forfeited to...
Head Trader of $100M Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty in US
13.9.2022
The head trader of a $100 million global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty and is facing up to five years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). “The defendants allegedly misappropriated large sums of investors’ money to lease a Lamborghini, shop...
Elon Musk’s $258 Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit Grows as New Defendants, DOGE Investors Join
9.9.2022
The $258 billion lawsuit filed against Elon Musk, Tesla, and Spacex over their dogecoin promotion has expanded with new defendants and DOGE investors added. The plaintiffs allege that the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin is a Ponzi scheme, emphasizing that Musk and his companies “falsely...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $100M Crypto Investment Ponzi Scheme
8.9.2022
EmpiresX’s “Head Trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam
Report: Judge in MTI Liquidation Case Issues Order Designating Bitcoin an Intangible Asset
8.9.2022
A judge in the collapsed online bitcoin trading platform Mirror Trading International’s liquidation case has issued a provisional liquidation order that outlines the criteria to be used when reimbursing investors. The order also reportedly directs the liquidators to regard bitcoin “as...
Vermont Regulators Didn't Use the Word, but I Will: Celsius Was a Ponzi
7.9.2022
Alex Mashinsky always had plenty to say about Celsius’ finances. Most of it, a new Vermont filing claims, wasn’t true
Celsius Resembled Ponzi Scheme at Times, Vermont Regulator Says
7.9.2022
Vermont's Department of Financial Regulation alleged that crypto lender Celsius boosted its balance sheet by counting its CEL token holdings as assets, boosting those tokens' value and "artificially inflating" its net value
‘Far too easy’ — Crypto researcher’s fake Ponzi raises $100K in hours
6.9.2022
Crypto Twitter user FatManTerra explained the fake investment scheme was used to teach people a lesson about investing blindly in crypto schemes shilled by influencers
Zugacoin Controversy: Supposed Poverty Eradicating Cryptocurrency Criticized as Just Another Complex Nigerian Ponzi Scheme
27.8.2022
After reports that merchants and holders of “Zugacoin” cryptocurrency are unable to make withdrawals, the founder of the Nigerian crypto, Sam Zuga responded by accusing unnamed “ignorant people” of working to tarnish the project. One Nigerian expert has advised...
How to tell if a cryptocurrency project is a Ponzi scheme
26.8.2022
Crypto Ponzi schemes have increased over the past couple of years. This is how to spot them