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Governments Begin to Roll Out FATF’s Travel Rule Around the Globe

15.2.2020
FATF’s deadline for crypto AML adoption is looming, and several counties have implemented the rules. But how are crypto firms coping under the new regime?

CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft

14.2.2020
The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts

SEC Charges Ohio Man for $33M Crypto Fraud Targeting Physicians

12.2.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a man for allegedly swindling 150 investors in an elaborate crypto trading scam

US Authorities Charge Crypto ‘Trading Club’ Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors

11.2.2020
Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors

Crypto Fraud Now Exposing Legacy Banks to Compliance Issues, Reports CipherTrace

11.2.2020
Banks who ignore crypto could be setting themselves up for trouble in more ways than one

New Regency Television Wins Screen Rights to Onecoin Story – The Missing Cryptoqueen

8.2.2020
The story of Onecoin and cofounder Ruja Ignatova might be seen on television sets in the near future. Reports detail that New Regency Television International participated in a bid for the rights to the BBC Sounds podcast “The Missing Cryptoqueen.” Also read: The Fallout From...

Investigators Bust €6 Million Bitcoin and Gold Fraud Scheme

31.1.2020
Investigators take down fraudulent crypto and gold investment scheme

Directors of Crypto Exchange Upbit Cleared of Fraud Wrap + More News

31.1.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news Two directors of the South Korean market-leading Upbit crypto exchange have been cleared of criminal fraud...

OneCoin Crypto Ponzi Scheme Used Fake Reviews to Improve Its Image

29.1.2020
When bad press surrounding the scam started circulating, Onecoin used fake positive reviews TrustPilot and Quora to try to protect its public image

E Pluribus Unum: Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One

27.1.2020
Four class-action cases against Bitfinex for BTC market manipulation in 2017 are now one, according to overseeing judge

The Fallout From Onecoin’s Ponzi Scheme Continues to Impact Investors

25.1.2020
In late 2019, the remnants of multi-level Ponzi scheme Onecoin crumbled. However, Onecoin’s founder, dubbed the ‘crypto queen,’ Ruja Ignatova, remains on the run and law enforcement haven’t caught up with her yet. Moreover, police are investigating two churches in...

Disgruntled Employee Stole Bitcoin from Japanese Project Vipstarcoin

23.1.2020
A former employee of a Japanese blockchain project has been arrested for stealing its Bitcoin funds in 2018

Blockvest Saved from Default Judgement in Fraud Case

23.1.2020
A California federal court has reversed a default judgement against two firms accused of running a cryptocurrency scam

6 Bankers Accused of Earning €30M in Bonuses From German Fraud, Tax Lawyer Out on €4M Bail

22.1.2020
Former bank employees have received bonuses worth millions of euros in an illegal trading scheme that also involved a tax lawyer, prosecutors in Frankfurt revealed this week. The case is part of multiple investigations carried out across Germany, the hardest hit country in a notorious tax fraud...