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Top Australian BitConnect promoter banned by ASIC for 7 years
3.9.2020
John Bigatton has been barred from providing financial services in Australia for seven years for his involvement with the BitConnect Ponzi scheme
How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims
25.7.2020
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
10.11.2019
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...
Fraudulent Transactions in Crypto, Explained
22.10.2019
Fraudsters are getting increasingly creative. Here are the common scams facing crypto consumers, and the novel approaches being used to stop them #Sponsored
Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams
24.9.2019
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...
Crypto Exit Scams — How to Avoid Falling Victim
9.9.2019
Exit scams have plagued the crypto industry for quite some time, here is a closer look at how to best avoid such fraudulent schemes
FBI Interrogates Bitcoin Racket Mastermind Arrested by The CID in Surat, US Agency’s First Visit to India
25.7.2019
In a first, premier United States investigation agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), landed in Surat to interrogate the Bitcoin racket mastermind Satish Kumbhani. The officers interrogated Kumbhani for the crimes committed in the US through his BitConnect, his fraud crypto company....
Observers Mock Fork Called Bitcoin2 That Pumps and Dumps on Two Exchanges
8.6.2019
Over the last 48 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a Bitcoin snapshot fork called Bitcoin2. The little known coin gained over 5,200% since May 28 on only two exchanges and managed to get listed on Coinmarketcap.com as well. Bitcoin2 is believed to be merely a pump and dump...
BitConnect Promoter Wanted Over Another Alleged Crypto Scam
4.6.2019
A promoter of the now-shuttered crypto fraud BitConnect has again been charged over a different claimed cryptocurrency scam
Indian Police Uncover Cryptocurrency Scam Involving BitConnect Promoter
3.6.2019
The Criminal Investigation Department in Gujarat, India has unearthed an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving a BitConnect promoter
Exit Scam in Wonderland: Bitconnect’s Tentacles From Texas to Gujarat
22.9.2018
Cointelegraph traces Bitconnect’s tangle of high crimes and misdemeanours in the Indian state of Gujarat
[aktualita] Kryptoměnová půjčovna kapitálu BitConnect, podezřelá z Ponzi schématu, zavřela krám
17.1.2018
BitConnect, kryptoměnová landingová platforma, která je dlouhodobě podezřelá z provozování Ponzi schématu, oznámila ukončení provozu. Cena interního burzovního BCC tokenu se po zveřejnění informace propadla nejprve o 80 a později až o 90 %. Oficiální tisková zpráva se vyhýbá přímé odpovědnosti...