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Do Kwon Accused of Cashing out $2.7B Before UST Collapse, Terra Founder Says Allegations Are False
13.6.2022
Terra’s new LUNA 2.0 token has lost 54% in value in the last two weeks, after reaching $11.33 per unit on May 30. Meanwhile, the whistleblower Fatman has accused Terra’s co-founder Do Kwon of cashing out $2.7 billion a few months before the UST de-pegging incident. Kwon, however,...
Nigerian Court Sentences Crypto Fraudster to One Year in Jail, Accused Given Option to Pay Fine
11.6.2022
A Nigerian court has convicted and sentenced a man to one year in prison who is accused of duping an unsuspecting cryptocurrency investor. On its charge sheet, the prosecution said that the man had contravened Nigeria’s anti-fraud laws and hence should be punished accordingly. Fake...
Report: Microsoft Kinect Creator Resigns After Being Accused Of Watching ‘VR Porn’ At Work
9.6.2022
Alex Kipman, a longtime Microsoft executive, is leaving the company after 21 years due to numerous misconduct allegations, Insider reports. The accusations include inappropriately touching female employees and watching what one witness described as “VR porn” at work.Read more
Director of Listed Chinese Company Embezzles $8 Million, Uses Funds to Purchase Bitcoin Mining Rigs
7.6.2022
A Chinese prosecutor is reported to have given a thumbs up to the arrest of a listed big data company director accused of embezzling $8 million and using the funds to buy bitcoin mining rigs. Although Li Qunnan has denied the allegations, executives insist their evidence implicates him....
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...
Bitcoin bond still on hold, El Salvador accused of human rights violations
3.6.2022
El Salvador’s finance minister believes the ongoing price volatility of Bitcoin means the awaited “Bitcoin bond” won't be launched anytime soon. Meanwhile the country faces a “human rights crisis.”
Former CEO of Crypto Exchange Wex Dmitry Vasiliev Reportedly Detained in Croatia
1.6.2022
Dmitry Vasiliev, co-owner and former chief executive of the now defunct Russian crypto exchange Wex, has been arrested upon entering Croatia, local media reported. The crypto entrepreneur is wanted by Kazakhstan where he is accused of stealing money from an investor. Wex Executive Vasiliev...
Retro Game Collector Accused Of Selling $100,000 Worth Of Intricate Forgeries
1.6.2022
The retro PC game collecting scene was rocked by an unexpected scandal last week when a prominent member of the community, who was also a moderator of a major Facebook group, was accused of selling people fake copies of classic games.Read more
Dune Crypto Leader Quits NFT Project After Being Accused Of Racism, Homophobia & Grooming
24.5.2022
Let’s cast our minds back to January, when I wrote a story called ‘Crypto Losers Buy Copy Of Jodorowsky’s Dune, Have Played Themselves’, a piece which I thought at the time perfectly captured the extent to which brainworms had infested the blockchain community.Read more
Popular Radio Presenter Suspended for Alleged Ties to Bitcoin Scam
23.5.2022
South Africa’s national broadcaster has suspended one of its employees that is accused of convincing unsuspecting people, including pensioners, to invest in a cryptocurrency scam. More than 100 people are believed to have fallen victim to promises of very high returns to investors in...
Crypto Mining Farm Uncovered in Russia’s Oldest Prison
22.5.2022
Russian law enforcement officials are investigating a crypto mining operation at Butyrka, Russia’s oldest prison. A deputy warden has been accused of stealing electricity to mint digital coins with the help of unidentified accomplices. Deputy Warden Suspected of Mining Cryptocurrency...
Chinese Authorities Prosecute Alleged Masterminds Behind MDC Pyramid Scheme
18.5.2022
Chinese authorities in Rong County recently said they have prosecuted eight individuals accused of being the masterminds behind the Magic Data Chain (MDC) pyramid scheme. The pyramid is thought to have handled transactions with a total value of over $147 million. Virtual Currency Pyramid Scheme...
FTX's Bankman-Fried Accused of Misleading Public Over Bitcoin as FT Picks His Words 'Selectively'
16.5.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, and investor in Solana (SOL), was accused of misleading the public as he omitted important facts while bashing Bitcoin (BTC). The CEO claims that his quotes were chosen "very selectively" by a mainstream media outlet, known...
Authorities Seize Over 1,500 Crypto Mining Rigs in Dagestan Crackdown
15.5.2022
Law enforcement and other authorities in Dagestan have closed down two illegal crypto farms, confiscating more than 1,500 mining machines. Government agencies in the republic, considered one of Russia’s capitals of underground coin minting, carry out regular raids against such facilities....
Hong Kong Police Arrest Conman After He Vanished With Over $191K Belonging to a Crypto Trader
13.5.2022
Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of stealing $191,085 from a cryptocurrency trader in what turned out to be a bogus transaction. No funds were recovered at the time of the suspect’s arrest and investigations are ongoing to determine if the man had accomplices. No Funds Recovered...
Mining Capital Coin CEO accused of $62M investment fraud scheme
9.5.2022
“Capuci operated a fraudulent investment scheme and did not use investors’ funds to mine new cryptocurrency, as promised, but instead diverted the funds to cryptocurrency wallets under his control,” the DOJ stated
Report: Nigerian Trio Allegedly Uses Money Laundering Proceeds to Buy Bitcoins Worth Over $43 Million
2.5.2022
Three Nigerian nationals are accused of using money laundering proceeds to buy bitcoin worth over $43 million from cryptocurrency exchange platforms like Binance and Busha. The trio is accused of moving an equivalent of over $215 million from Nigeria to Kenya between October and November 2020....
Report Says Binance Shared Client Data With Russia, Crypto Exchange Denies Allegations
23.4.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been accused in a media report of agreeing to provide user data to Russia’s financial watchdog. The trading platform has refuted the allegations. It also insists it’s complying with Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion...
Report: California Governor Gavin Newson Accused Of Interfering In Activision Lawsuit
13.4.2022
California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently lost the top two lawyers in its ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The chief counsel was fired by the state governor, Gavin Newsom, while the assistant chief counsel resigned today in protest....
Kazakhstan Auditors Go After Crypto Miners Accused of Exploiting Tax Benefits
3.4.2022
Authorities in Kazakhstan have found several businesses minting digital currencies that took advantage of tax cuts they were allegedly not supposed to benefit from. Auditors said the crypto firms registered as “innovative companies,” to receive millions of dollars in tax preferences....