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Digital Currency, Akoin and Blockchain Voting: Bad Crypto News of the Week
22.8.2020
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DeFi Be Warned: The Short, Unhappy Life of Yam Finance
21.8.2020
Was Yam Finance’s short-lived rebasing project a useful economic experiment or just another scam? The crypto community is divided
CFTC Seeks $429M Penalty Against Ponzi Operator Who Ghosted Them
21.8.2020
While nobody can find the man behind alleged ponzi scheme Control-Finance, the CFTC is asking the court to throw the book at him
KuCoin Warns of Impersonator Website Offering Incentives to Deposit Crypto
19.8.2020
Impersonation scams continue to permeate the cryptocurrency space
Game Show Winner Loses $39K in Bitcoin Facebook Scam
18.8.2020
A former winner of Deal or No Deal has lost nearly $40,000 after a bitcoin investment company turned out to be a Facebook scam
Two States Sanction South African Firms for Crypto Debit Card Fraud
18.8.2020
The Texas State Securities Board and Alabama Securities Commission issued cease and desist orders in response to a crypto debit card scam
Former Florida Tax Collector Used Public Funds for Blockchain Company
17.8.2020
A different kind of scam
Bull Runs, Mining, and Tor Attacks: Bad Crypto News of the Week
16.8.2020
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UK Crackdown Pulls Thousands of Crypto Scams Offline
14.8.2020
The NCSC has gone scorched earth on crypto scams
$600M Crypto Ad Ban Class Action Filed in Australian Courts
14.8.2020
Facebook and YouTube are facing a class-action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive behavior in prohibiting crypto advertising in 2018
Craig Wright Apparently in No Hurry to Pay $60K for Failed Suit
13.8.2020
According to the Norwegian Hodlnaut, it seems that Wright is ignoring his legal obligations following a failed legal battle
Google Ads is Failing to Protect People From Crypto Scams
12.8.2020
How does such a seemingly omnipotent company fail to do something so basic?
Ex-NYSE Broker Accused of Running $33M Crypto Scam Pleads Not Guilty
12.8.2020
Michael Ackerman pleaded not guilty to one count of wire fraud for his involvement in the Q3 investment club that allegedly defrauded 150 investors
From Call Centers to Cryptos: India’s Scammers Don't Seem to Stop
11.8.2020
As cryptos gain ground in India and Bitcoin price spikes, Indian scammers are likely to make the most of the opportunity
Mobile Crypto Scam Targets Wealthy Indian Investors
10.8.2020
Scammers are going to greater lengths than ever to acquire other people’s crypto
Facial Recognition Could Help to Stamp Out Bitcoin Social Media Scams
9.8.2020
Coincurve’s Rod Hsu says facial recognition can stamp out social media Bitcoin scams
Polish Financial Watchdog Impersonated by Crypto Scammers
8.8.2020
The PFSA warns scammers are asking people to send cryptos to verify a transaction’s legality before depositing them in a fake investment fund
OneCoin Co-Founder Escapes 90-Year Jail Term Following Court Settlement
7.8.2020
Konstantin Ignatov is probably breathing a sigh of relief today
California's Attorney General Warns People to Be Wary of Crypto Scams
7.8.2020
California authorities recently came out with a fresh cautionary statement on crypto crime
‘Crypto Instagram’ Is Becoming a Thing, Scams and All
6.8.2020
Scams are running rampant on Instagram in 2020 – even as legitimate crypto entrepreneurs are increasingly using the platform for business