2020-6-22 19:30 |
The biggest Ponzi schemes in the history of crypto carted away billions of dollars of investors’ money. According to the latest report from Chainalysis, 2019 was the year of crypto Ponzi schemes. origin »
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Like any financial system, the crypto space has its fair share of scams and pyramid schemes. Amidst the growing adoption and emergence of more of these schemes, the SEC has indicted 11 individuals for their connection with a global crypto Ponzi Scheme that spanned two years.
2022-8-2 00:09 | |
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A few days ago, the Tron CEO, a dynamic businessman and the most controversial founder of a blockchain project, Justin Sun was railed with all kinds of names by the crypto community for participating in dishonest schemes.
2020-5-28 15:32 | |
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“There’s no easy answers” for bitcoin companies, says lawyer Preston Byrne.
2020-5-10 17:00 | |
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U.S. and Israel-based firms were charged for promoting fake investment schemes and defrauding customers of $15 million.
2020-5-7 12:35 | |
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The Ugandan Ministry of Finance have once again issued a warning about investing in crypto-assets, over concerns of rising Ponzi and pyramid schemes. Local sources say the Government is now updating its Penal Code Act to outlaw these types of scams Crypto Ponzi schemes are pilfering Ugandan investors Uganda’s State Minister of Finance, David Bahati, spoke to Uganda’s Parliament yesterday, and asked the government to publish public warnings to Ugandan investors about the risks ofRead More The post appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2020-2-6 05:00 | |
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Reward schemes are in dire need of a revamp globally. Utilizing blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies to make a meaningful change is a logical option. Rewards4Earth, an Australian company, is even going one step further.
2020-1-28 01:00 | |
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Central bankers who initially discounted Bitcoin and other public crypto assets as fraud, Ponzi schemes or scams, have suddenly changed their stance. Banks Now Love Crypto, But Only if They Can Control It Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau is the latest monetary policymaker who has recently commented on cryptocurrency and advocated for the technology to be issued and controlled by central banks.
2020-1-27 19:30 | |
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Bitconnect, one of the most notorious and widespread pyramid schemes in crypto history, crashed two years ago today. BitConnect Scheme Unraveled as Bitcoin Moved Away from Peak Prices The crypto lending scheme, known for its mass-audience meetings and pervasive messages, promised huge rates of return, depending on always-booming BTC prices.
2020-1-16 17:30 | |
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Crypto holders are always excited by the idea of receiving a passive income. While Ponzi schemes dominate in this room, the DeFi era provides a fair alternative.
2020-1-2 19:00 | |
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The Dutch government is about to get tougher with fraudulent schemes involving banking apps and cryptocurrencies.
2019-12-12 03:00 | |
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The OneCoin website is finally down – further unraveling one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in the crypto space. The portal that offered “educational packages” was a remnant of the scheme, and is still carrying user balances.
2019-12-3 18:00 | |
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Would you want to receive loyalty rewards from retailers in crypto? New platforms are beginning to make this a reality #Sponsored
2019-11-27 22:06 | |
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Returns from holding funds in DeFi schemes remain lower in comparison to taking a risk by “hodling” crypto coins outright.
2019-11-14 13:18 | |
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Aziz Com Mirza scammed victims millions of dollars through crypto fraud and other schemes. Though victims run into the thousands, some lost as much as half a million dollars individually. Lately, Mirza had been pivoting to a career as a social media influencer but this is unlikely to save him given the mountain of evidence.
2019-11-4 13:24 | |
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With over $4b in stolen cryptocurrency so far this year in hacks alone, the growing number of Hacks, Scams, Ransomware, Ponzi schemes and other nefarious actions call for the need of an effective system for victims to attempt to reclaim these funds.
2019-11-1 15:05 | |
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For years, scammers impersonating renowned figures in the crypto spheres have been using Twitter for their scamming tricks but have now begun using Instagram as well. Charlie Lee, Litecoin founder, revealed that he has been dealing with an impersonator scamming innocent people of their crypto's on Instagram. In a tweet, Lee, expressed his frustrations with […]
2019-10-17 00:06 | |
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From Bitcoin’s emergence on the deep web in 2008, to the ICO funding craze of 2017, the blockchain/crypto industry has experienced its fair share of ups and downs over the past ten years. Despite a dramatic influx of money and big ideas, the industry has also fallen prey to scams, pump-and-dump schemes, and spectacular price […] The post Why Blockchain Startups Are Badly Lacking In Business Basics appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2019-10-3 17:38 | |
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Crypto exchange BitMax has been accused of being involved in pump and dump schemes to benefit from IEO projects. Lunar Digital Assets CEO Bashes BitMax On Tuesday, Han Yoon, founder and CEO of crypto data analyst Lunar Digital Assets (LDA), accused the BitMax team of indirectly defrauding several IEO projects through pump and dump schemes.
2019-10-3 21:49 | |
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Exit scams have plagued the crypto industry for quite some time, here is a closer look at how to best avoid such fraudulent schemes
2019-9-9 11:13 | |
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The U.S. FTC settles with alleged crypto pyramid schemes Bitcoin Funding Team and My7Network for a total of over $500,000
2019-8-26 00:40 | |
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According to the official website of the Zambian SEC, investors are discouraged from dealing with self-proclaimed cryptocurrency advisors and “experts”. Over the course of the past couple of years, a number of crypto/blockchain scams have emerged from Africa.
2019-8-3 19:14 | |
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The UK’s top financial watchdog has concluded that Bitcoin and Ether do not require regulation, whereas utility tokens and some stablecoins will. The FCA Makes Decision on Bitcoin & Crypto Regulation Only July 31, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced that it will not regulate Bitcoin and Ethereum.
2019-8-1 09:19 | |
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Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright torched crypto evangelists Roger Ver, Vitalik Buterin, and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao as con artists who are projecting their own criminality onto him.
2019-7-30 20:33 | |
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Delegated proof-of-stake (DPOS) is a consensus mechanism in which coinholders stake their coins with large node operators (aka delegates, witnesses, or block producers). Instead of mining, coinholders elect delegates to create blocks and provide computing power.
2019-7-26 19:30 | |
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PointPay is creating a fundamentally new product that combines three services in a single closed-loop ecosystem: PointPay Crypto Bank, PointPay Crypto Exchange platform and PointPay Multi-currency Wallet.
2019-7-18 11:03 | |
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There is one reason not to invest in Ponzi schemes: you will be scammed. Sure, you can believe that you will have a degree of success in case you go in and get out pretty quickly, but the truth is that you will generally only lose money. This is exactly what happened to the investors […]
2019-7-9 00:09 | |
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Ponzi schemes in the crypto ecosystem can be traced back to every single bull run that attracted a new wave of naive investors. Although such scams maintain its stronghold within the budding markets, Tron made headlines after being linked to a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme with Chinese investors.
2019-7-8 18:02 | |
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After a statewide sweep in December 2017, Texas’ securities regulator will begin a second sweep of the entire state to find and shut down any illegitimate cryptocurrency schemes run by unlicensed companies and individuals, as reported by CrowdFund Insider, on July 4, 2019.
2019-7-6 15:00 | |
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Adding to the number of false schemes and scams in the cryptocurrency space, a scheme reportedly run from Argentina and Ukraine has been outed for falsely claiming their investment product was endorsed by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, guaranteeing to “make you rich in seven days”, as reported by The National, June 30, 2019.
2019-7-3 09:00 | |
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The U. S department of Justice is looking to extradite Swedish citizen for money laundering, wire fraud and securities fraud through a crypto scam amounting to $11 million USD. The blockchain world has long been troubled by the scams, thefts and hacks prevalent on the users’ private keys.
2019-6-20 17:25 | |
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By CCN Markets: Renwick Haddow, the operator of the fake crypto trading platform Bitcoin Store and the fraudulent shared office space Bar Works, admitted to the charges against him with one of his fellow collaborators found guilty by US court.
2019-6-18 17:42 | |
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The Australian Taxation Office is hunting down major tax avoidance schemes using cryptocurrencies, according to a report.
2019-6-8 14:00 | |
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By CCN: Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest celebrity whose likeness has played an unfortunate role in promoting a string of evil bitcoin scams. According to British tabloid Daily Mirror, cryptocurrency scammers are faking the football star’s endorsement as well that of veteran broadcaster Jonathan Ross to shill fraudulent crypto investment schemes.
2019-6-6 18:40 | |
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Rwanda’s central bank has issued a warning about alleged ICO scams and crypto pyramid schemes targeting the country’s residence
2019-5-31 00:45 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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Vexa Global, a crypto ATM company and exchange has been considered a Ponzi scheme by one of the most recognized sites investigating MLM schemes. According to Behind MLM, this company doesn’t provide any information about itself and how they run the business.
2019-5-11 20:49 | |
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Several major cryptocurrency traders have reportedly begun discussing plans to enact an industry-wide blacklist of suspicious actors, to stem the tide of scams, theft and fraud in the crypto space.
2019-5-10 15:52 | |
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The French AMF released an annual report, revealing 14,000% more fraudulent crypto schemes since 2016. The AMF has issued over 150 public warnings regarding bad actors in the crypto industry since March 2018.
2019-5-8 02:45 | |
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Coinspeaker Bitfinex Debacle Proves Cryptocurrency Needs to MatureAs various types of fraudulent schemes made their entrance into the crypto world, and while more and more often investors left spooked with massive losses, it's high time the whole crypto industry matured with stable and trustworthy exchanges behind it.
2019-5-3 13:32 | |
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Hackers have been plaguing the cryptocurrency world for quite some time, often going through phishing schemes or similar scams. Cryptojacking, for example, is a process that involves hacking into a computer to mine Bitcoin without the user even knowing.
2019-4-30 19:59 | |
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The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6.
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
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Sensing a rise in crypto-related scams and fraudulent investment schemes, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint warning to investors, encouraging them to take a more thorough approach to verifying potential investments in the space.
2019-4-26 18:43 | |
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2020 US Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang has given the clearest sign yet that he welcomes Bitcoin, releasing a dedicated statement on cryptocurrency regulation this week. Yang Highlights ‘Vast Potential’ Yang, whose pitch revolves around radical economic policy such as installing a Universal Basic Income (UBI), said that he would create “clear” legislation on crypto, using pro-industry legal schemes such as that of Wyoming as role models.
2019-4-19 19:00 | |
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Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with.
2019-4-19 18:33 | |
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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) became popular back in 2017 when the crypto market was expanding and reaching new highs. However, a large number of them were just fraud or irregular schemes created to steal users’ funds.
2019-4-12 00:06 | |
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Interest Rewarding Crypto Accounts: This Year’s Major Prospectus The beginning of 2019 has seen a better future for people who had bought cryptocurrencies; for now, they will get compound interests on their invested cryptocurrencies.
2019-4-1 23:04 | |
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2019 has witnessed a Cambrian explosion of crypto interest schemes. Previously, the only way to make a passive income on your cryptocurrency was through hodling and hoping it would rise in dollar terms, or to operate a masternode for a dubious altcoin.
2019-4-1 00:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency market and space has been plagued with fraudulent schemes, exchanges, practices, and participants. This is something that has affected the integrity of the market and of virtual currencies.
2019-3-20 06:33 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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NBA superstar Tristan Thompson is the latest big name to partner with Sportsbet.io, the world’s favorite crypto-first sports betting site, as its newest global ambassador. Thompson, a Cleveland CThe post NBA star Tristan Thompson Signs for Sportsbet.io appeared first on AMBCrypto.
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Next-generation crypto casino ‘Bombastic’ seeks to redefine the iGaming space with development led by a team of industry veterans from Betmax Entertain. Harnessing blockchain technology and best-iThe post Bombastic: The next generation of crypto casino appeared first on AMBCrypto.
For those operating in the Web3 space, launching your own token can open up a host of new opportunities. Serving as units of value or digital assets, tokens offer exciting chances for community buildiThe post What Makes BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Ideal For Your Token Launch? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
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