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SEC-retly Failing: How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down
16.2.2023
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After all, the man in charge of regulating the industry was a “crypto native,” having taught...
EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme
8.2.2023
Alexandre is now expected to plead guilty for his role in an alleged fraud that federal prosecutors say duped investors out of $59 million
First Mover Americas: Celsius Network Accused of Running a Ponzi Scheme
31.1.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 31, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Bitcoin ‘Hyped-up Fraud’ — Expects Satoshi Nakamoto to Increase BTC Supply Cap
21.1.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin “a hyped-up fraud.” The executive questioned the cryptocurrency’s supply cap, expecting a picture of bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto to pop up and laugh at us all when bitcoin’s supply hits 21 million...
NYU Professor ‘Dr. Doom’ Says 99% of Crypto Is a Scam — Tells Investors to ‘Absolutely Stay Away’
20.1.2023
NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, has warned that “99.99% of crypto is a scam, a criminal activity, a total real-bubble Ponzi scheme that is going bust.” He advised investors to “absolutely stay away” from crypto, claiming that most people in the crypto space...
Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme
14.1.2023
More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the United States. The notorious crypto investment scheme defrauded thousands of people around the world. Bitconnect Investors From Dozens of Countries to Be Paid Back...
800 victims of 'massive' Bitconnect fraud to receive $17M restitution
13.1.2023
The millions will be distributed among the select number of victims, but thousands more were impacted by the $2.4 billion fraudulent scheme
Financial Bubbles Expert: Crypto a Bubble Like No Other or a Ponzi Scheme. Is He Right?
10.1.2023
Some financial experts with a specialty in bubbles believe crypto is either one of the biggest bubbles in history or a smart Ponzi scheme not seen before.
2022 can be considered one of the worst years for the crypto ecosystem as a number of high-profile DeFi and CeFi platforms collapsed. Among...
Two More Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested, Charged With Fraud
6.1.2023
Two additional promoters of the Forcount Ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based crypto scam that defrauded Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – have been arrested and charged with fraud for their role in the alleged grift
No, Advisors, Crypto Is Not a Ponzi Scheme
29.12.2022
While the FTX debacle has many Ponzi-like characteristics, most cryptocurrencies do not resemble the infamous schemes
Executives from $1.5B South Korean crypto exchange fraud jailed
28.12.2022
The latest court action now takes the number of V Global execs behind bars up to seven, as the CEO, known as Mr. Lee was previously sentenced to a 22 year prison term
$4B OneCoin scam co-founder pleads guilty, faces 60 years jail
19.12.2022
The co-founder of the fraudulent scheme is set to be sentenced in April 2023 on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering
Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in US
18.12.2022
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a co-founder and operator of Onecoin, has pled guilty to his part in building the notorious crypto pyramid. The fake cryptocurrency’s “global master distributor” has been in custody since 2018 when he was arrested in Thailand and extradited to the United States....
Charges laid over alleged ‘crypto mining’ Ponzis that netted $8.4M
16.12.2022
Various creators and promotors of two allegedly fraudulent crypto companies are facing a litany of charges that could land them 20 years in jail
Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE
11.12.2022
Law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state of a high-ranking member of the pyramid announced...
Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report
8.12.2022
Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of Finiko at large
EmpiresX 'head trader' to face 4 years of prison over $100M crypto 'Ponzi'
1.12.2022
Two other associates that helped run the U.S.-based fraudulent crypto platform EmpiresX left the country early this year and are believed to be in Brazil
Trouble in the Bahamas following FTX collapse: Report
25.11.2022
The locals say they are having to contend with vacant apartments and the loss of job opportunities, once provided by the collapsed exchange
Former US Regulator Likens FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried to Bernie Madoff and His Ponzi Scheme
20.11.2022
Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Sheila Bair likens the fall of crypto exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to the infamous Ponzi Scheme of Bernie Madoff. “It felt very Bernie Madoff-like in that way,” she said. Former FDIC Chair Compares FTX...
Ohio Investment Manager Arrested for Allegedly Running a $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
18.11.2022
The U.S. CFTC had previously taken legal action against the man