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Localbitcoins Trader Facing up to 40 Years in Prison Over Bitcoin Fraud Schemes

24.12.2020
A trader on Localbitcoins and Paxful has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a couple of bitcoin scams. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the trader knowingly sold bitcoin to victims of fraudulent schemes. Bitcoin Trader Facing Jail Time The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...

Lawyer Who Represents Victims of Alleged Spanish Crypto Ponzi Says It Could Be the ‘Biggest One’ in the Country

16.12.2020
The Arbistar case victims’ defense lawyer claims that the overall number of those affected amounts to 32,000 families with at least 93.4 million euros ($113.55 million) in losses. Lawyer in Arbistar Case Reveals Details on Class-Actions Lawsuits Against the Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme During...

Mastermind of Alleged Billion Dollar Spanish Pyramid Scheme Arrested, Faces 16 Year Prison Sentence

23.10.2020
The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife....

Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in SIM-Swap Crypto Lawsuit Against AT&T

11.9.2020
A California judge has dismissed the $200 million in damages claim against the telecom giant AT&T for alleged negligence and fraud. The judge still ruled the telecom company had to answer the lawsuit by Michael Terpin for enabling the theft of $24 million worth of his cryptocurrency after...

South African Man Charged in U.S. Court for Fraud Involving $28 Million in Bitcoin and Forex

5.9.2020
A South African man has been charged with fraud in the Maryland District Court for allegedly scamming $28 million from over 1,000 investors. Dennis Jali, a former resident of Maryland, targeted church-going African immigrants, promising them guaranteed returns on his supposed bitcoin (BTC)...

Chinese Police Dismantle $14M Crypto Scam

9.7.2020
The Chinese police busted a massive crypto scam in Wenzhou that managed to amass over $14.31 million

Bitcoin Double-Spends an Inevitable Network Feature, Legitimate or Not

7.7.2020
Reports of double-spending keep plaguing crypto firms and investors alike. Will this issue ever be resolved, or is it here to stay?

NYC Hacker Charged Over $94 Million Bitcoin-for-Cards Scheme

28.5.2020
Vitalii Antonenko is facing up to 20 years in jail for selling sensitive data after the prosecution traced his Bitcoin wallet

Crypto Sextortion Scams Prove to Be Alarmingly Successful

22.4.2020
An in-depth analysis made by SophosLabs noted the profitability of crypto sextortion scams for cybercriminals

Crypto Holders Being Targeted by COVID-19 Scammers — FBI Warning

14.4.2020
Blackmail attempts, work from home scams, and fake COVID-19 treatments were among the cryptocurrency-related scams mentioned by the FBI

Crypto Traders Allegedly Involved in a $35m Ponzi Scheme

3.4.2020
Three cryptocurrency traders allegedly scammed over $35 million in a crypto-related Ponzi scheme

Bitcoin Superstar and Bitcoin Era – The Latest Two Faces of the Same Scam

20.2.2020
With the rising price and popularity of bitcoin come numerous scams. Bitcoin Superstar and Bitcoin Era are two investment schemes that have recently gained much attention. News.Bitcoin.com took a look at them, and it did not take much to spot how similar they are to each other and several other...