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Musk Blows Up Latest ‘Official’ Twitter Verification Badge Scheme In Mere Hours
9.11.2022
As the sun rose on Twitter this morning, many users found new “Official” verification badges, which had just been announced yesterday, attached to their accounts. (Kotaku notably did not; what did we do to upset you, Elon?) But before anyone could even enjoy their first lunch as double-verified...
SEC Charges 4 People in $295M Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme That Duped Over 100,000 Investors
6.11.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four people for their roles in a global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that duped more than 100,000 investors worldwide. The scheme raised more than $295 million in bitcoin. SEC Says ‘Trade Coin Club’ Is a Crypto Ponzi Scheme...
SEC Charges Coin Club Founders for $295 Million Ponzi Scheme
5.11.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against the founder and three promoters of Trade Coin Club, arguing that they duped investors into sinking money in a fraudulent crypto trading bot....
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SEC Charges Trade Coin Club Founding Members With Operating a $295-Million Ponzi Scheme
4.11.2022
The multi-level marketing organization raised over 80,000 bitcoin from 100,000 investors
Following the Great UST Collapse, a Defi Project Plans to Launch a ‘Soft-Pegged Stablecoin’ Built on Terra
1.11.2022
Following the Terra stablecoin collapse last May, the Terra blockchain ecosystem has another stablecoin concept in the works called “Solid.” The stablecoin Solid and its white paper were revealed by a decentralized finance (defi) project, Capapult Finance, and the idea has been dubbed...
Crypto Firm Freeway Updates Community, Says Trading Strategy ‘Failed’ and ‘Caused a Substantial Loss’
27.10.2022
Four days ago, the crypto rewards platform Freeway.io, formally called Aubit, halted withdrawals on October 23 after citing it was protecting the firm’s portfolio from “market fluctuations and volatility.” Two days later, the team updated the community and explained on Tuesday that “one...
US Charges Chinese Spies in Scheme to Bribe Government Employee With Bitcoin to Steal ‘Secret’ Documents
26.10.2022
The U.S. has charged two Chinese intelligence officers in a scheme to bribe a U.S. government employee to steal “secret” documents relating to the prosecution of a company in China. The defendants paid the government employee, who is actually a double agent, approximately $61,000...
JPMorgan Chase President: Fed Isn’t Too Hawkish and Crypto Is ‘Kind of Irrelevant’
25.10.2022
JPMorgan Chase’s president that crypto “is kind of irrelevant in the scheme of things.” Commenting on the U.S. economy, he defended the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, emphasizing that if the Fed’s action “causes a slightly deeper recession for a period...
Chinese Intelligence Officers Used Bitcoin in Scheme to Undermine Investigation, US Officials Allege
24.10.2022
The two officers tried bribing a U.S. law enforcement official with $61,000 in bitcoin to help support what appears to be Huawei
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...
Detect System Theme Preference Change Using JavaScript
24.10.2022
JavaScript and CSS allow users to detect the user theme preference with CSS’ prefers-color-scheme media query. It’s standard these days to use that preference to show the dark or light theme on a given website. But what if the user changes their preference while using your app?...
Report: BTC Mining Investment Platform Declared Pyramid Scheme by South African Consumer Watchdog
23.10.2022
According to the National Consumer Commission, about 4,000 South Africans who invested in a bitcoin mining equipment supplier, Obelisk, may have participated in a pyramid scheme. The commission said participants in the pyramid scheme may have lost as much as over $6 million. Obelisk Used Social...
Onecoin Cryptoqueen Associates Appear in German Court
21.10.2022
Three people are facing trial in Germany for their roles in one of the crypto world’s most infamous scams, Onecoin. The defendants are accused of fraud, among other crimes, allegedly committed as they assisted the pyramid scheme’s mastermind, ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova, who is still on the run....
US Charges Russians, Venezuelans for Sanctions Evasion Using Cryptocurrency
20.10.2022
A group of Russian and Venezuelan nationals have been charged by U.S. authorities for their roles in a scheme to circumvent Western sanctions and launder money on a global scale. They have been accused of obtaining military technologies from American companies, smuggling oil, and disguising money...
US Alleges 5 Russian Nationals Used Crypto as Part of Sanctions Evasion, Smuggling Scheme
19.10.2022
Federal prosecutors alleged that five Russian nationals laundered "millions of dollars" worth of unnamed cryptocurrency as part of a scheme to smuggle military technology and oil
'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
New York Man Faces 25 Years in Prison for Bitcoin Money Laundering and Narcotics Scheme
17.10.2022
A New York man is facing 25 years in prison, after being convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The unlicensed business the man was accused of operating was part of a scheme to launder money earned in bitcoin (BTC) from...
Brazilian Police Issue Warrants Against Alleged Leader of $767M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
7.10.2022
Francisley Valdevino da Silva, known as the "cryptocurrency sheik," has 20 seizure warrants against him
Two Firms Charged by US SEC for Crypto Pump and Dump Scheme
3.10.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two now-defunct cryptocurrency firms and their executives for allegedly running a pump-and-dump scam worth $36.8 million from 2017 until 2019 via a token called 'Dignity' (DIG). ...
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SEC Charges 2 Firms and 4 Individuals in Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme
2.10.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against two firms and four individuals allegedly perpetrating a crypto pump-and-dump scheme. “Although this case involves crypto assets, it bears the hallmarks of a classic pump and dump scheme,” said the SEC....