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DOJ Selling Cryptocurrency Seized From Bitconnect Worth $56 Million


The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling cryptocurrency worth $56 million that was seized from the “number one promoter” of Bitconnect, the largest crypto fraud scheme ever charged criminally. Investors were fraudulently induced to invest over $2 billion. The Bitconnect...

Crypto Scams that Rocked Asia to the Core, Part 1: BitConnect


The rise of crypto has brought along a pretty unpleasant and unwanted passenger. As bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoins have had their time in the sun, an unsavory customer has tagged along for the ride – the crypto scammer. After the very early years of crypto, Asia became the first real center...

SEC Hits BitConnect Founders, Promoters with Fresh Fraud Wrap


The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dredged up the ghost of the discredited crypto scam BitConnect, and will look to prosecute its alleged masterminds for selling fraudulent and unregistered securities – amounting to a total of USD 2bn. The SEC issued a notice explaining that it...

SEC Readies to Settle with BitConnect Promoters - Judge


The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to settle with the promotors of the infamous BitConnect exchange who had helped the platform raise more than USD 2bn through their YouTube videos. US Judge John G. Koeltl has announced he would likely sign off in the coming days...

How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims


In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and murdered but the motives behind their murder is unclear. Onecoin is one of the biggest...

Corrupt CBI Officer Booked for Extorting Vigilante Bitcoiner


India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly booked its own officer in an extortion case involving bitcoin. The target was a man who previously fell victim to the Bitconnect scam and allegedly resorted to extreme measures to recoup his money. Also read: China Now Censors...

Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams


Popular messaging app Kik is shutting down due to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit regarding ICO activity for the company’s cryptocurrency, kin. Ted Livingston, Founder and CEO of Kik and Kin, denies the allegations and maintains that the SEC’s case is based...

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