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FTX Launches Cross-Platform NFT Marketplace
7.9.2021
FTX, a spot and cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of an NFT marketplace on its trading platform today. According to the information provided by CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, the marketplace will be available both for customers in the U.S. and in other locations. FTX is likely trying...
As the Top Coins Lag Behind, an Odd Bunch of Crypto Assets See Double-Digit Gains
1.7.2021
The market capitalization of all 10,722 cryptocurrencies in existence is around $1.42 trillion on Wednesday and during the last 24 hours, all of these crypto-assets combined lost 3.92%. Meanwhile, bitcoin captures 45.73% of the entire $1.42 trillion capitalization and ethereum commands 17.8%....
Fraudsters Impersonate a US Federal Agency by Sending Emails Asking for Bitcoin Wallet Keys
22.5.2021
U.S. consumers have been receiving fake emails that attempt to impersonate a federal regulatory agency which has raised alarms among crypto community members. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) warned that such bogus messages ask people for their bitcoin wallet keys....
Elon Musk Impersonators Rake in $2 Million: Regulator Warns of Fake Giveaway Cryptocurrency Scams
18.5.2021
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says reports of cryptocurrency scams have skyrocketed. In particular, people have reported sending more than $2 million in cryptocurrency to Elon Musk impersonators within the past six months. Elon Musk Impersonators and Other Cryptocurrency Scams The...
Elon Musk impersonators make bank as crypto scammers' profits surge
18.5.2021
Scammers are impersonating Elon Musk and other prominent crypto figures to dupe naive investors out of their coins at an accelerated rate
FTC sues Facebook in antitrust lawsuit as regulators mount offensive
10.12.2020
Regulators around the globe are increasingly turning hostile to the social media behemoth
8,000 Bitcoin Scam Victims Get Refunds From US Regulator
7.11.2020
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000 in monthly income. Bitcoin Pyramid Schemes’ Victims...
FTC Sending More Than $470K to People Duped by Bitcoin Funding Team, My7Network Scams
4.11.2020
Most of the the participants in the schemes failed to recoup their initial investments, the FTC said
John McAfee Responds to Google’s Settlement for FTC YouTube Investigation
3.9.2019
In an important recent development, the internet searching joint Google has finally agreed to pay a fine amounting between $150 million and $200 million to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to finally settle the ongoing investigation in the case of an alleged infringement of children’s privacy...
FTC Settles With Promoters of Multi-Level Marketing Crypto Scheme
24.8.2019
Four promoters of crypto-denominated chain-referral scams are ordered to pay fines totaling less than $500,000
Head of FTC says He is Willing to go After Big Tech and Break the Companies Up
14.8.2019
If there is one thing that has been established beyond doubt, then that is the fact that much of the world is now heavily influenced by some of the biggest tech companies. Hence, over the past few years, there has been the talk among regulators and critics of the tech industry that many of...