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An SEC indictment notwithstanding, it's not easy to taking down online pyramid schemes, says our columnist. Here are some ideas.
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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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Local police from the Fengxian district country Bureau in Shanghai China have arrested 31 people for alleged illegal pyramid schemes. During the crackdown, police seized over 400 million yuan ($62.
2021-11-7 19:35 | |
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While Ethereum has seen a number of benefits from the decentralized finance (defi) movement and initial coin offerings (ICOs), more recently individuals have been leveraging ether for pyramid schemes and matrix cycler programs.
2020-9-11 02:00 | |
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Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid schemes.
2020-9-10 03:00 | |
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Uganda wants to ban pyramid schemes, but cryptocurrencies may come under fire as well
2020-2-6 15:05 | |
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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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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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The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to settle the charges it filed in 2018 against a pyramid scheme that involved 4 individuals. As part of the settlement, the promoters of recruitment-based cryptocurrency schemes are permanently banned from operating or participating in any multi-level marketing program. Additionally, they are supposed to pay a […]
2019-8-25 18:05 | |
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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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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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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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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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Laundering funds with cryptocurrencies in South Korea could soon become a thing of the past if four of the country’s exchanges have their way. According to a local media report, Bithumb, Upbit, Corbit and Coinone have cobbled together to share ‘real-time’ wallet information on any suspicious activity linked to phishing attempts and pyramid schemes.
2019-1-28 20:10 | |
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It’s been a hell of a year, and we can’t wait for it to be over. Lucky for us, we can relive the trauma of 2018 over and over again with these nine podcasts that were, well, fanbloodytastic. But they aren’t all sad — some are funny, others shocking.
2019-1-3 10:00 | |
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The world of cryptocurrency is suffering from the endless scams and pyramid schemes cropping up daily. In this article we focus on the Exp Asset scheme that promises a 120% return on investment (ROI) in 120 days.
2018-12-9 19:36 | |
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$68. 42 Million Stolen In Bitcoin Scheme Since Bitcoin’s inception, a mere decade ago, malicious users of the world’s first blockchain have sought to capitalize on the pseudonymous and anti-governmental nature of the Bitcoin Network and other crypto platforms.
2018-11-15 09:00 | |
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Известный финансовый эксперт профессор экономики Нью-Йоркского университета Нуриэль Рубини (Nouriel Roubini) считает, что падение цены ETH было предсказуемо, поскольку в сети Ethereum слишком мало активных децентрализованных приложений (DApp).
2018-9-11 12:41 | |
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China’s central bank has provided insight into fraudulent blockchain schemes and how to avoid falling prey to them. It also asked retail investors to report criminal clues to relevant departments.
2018-8-27 01:00 | |
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Meet The Self-Proclaimed Ponzi Scheme and Exit Scam The cryptocurrency market has its fair share of shady schemes — think Bitconnect or any of the multitude of exit scams that have occurred in the past few years.
2018-8-25 23:08 | |
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Russia’s First Bank Attempting To End Fraud In The Cryptocurrency Sector Of The Country As it turns out cryptocurrency isn't going as smooth and Russia it as it has been in the United States. The former Soviet Union country, who actively participates in cryptocurrency, is having major issues with pyramid schemes and Ponzi stealing money […]
2018-7-31 11:05 | |
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The Ethereum network is currently being bombarded by transactions from two dapps that possess no other utility other than forming transparent pyramid schemes.
2018-7-24 21:23 | |
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Two ‘self-sustaining’ pyramid schemes briefly became the most popular decentralized apps (DApps) on Ethereum this week. It describes itself simply as “the original autonomous pyramid, improved.” ‘Consider The Alternative’ Pyramids The sheer amount of interest in the schemes would usually be unlikely to see support from cryptocurrency proponents. https://t.co/fRizFx9CxK — JP Koning (@jp_koning) July 22,
2018-7-24 19:37 | |
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Two ‘self-sustaining’ pyramid schemes briefly became the most popular decentralized apps (DApps) on Ethereum this week. Money Pours Into ‘Fomo3D’ and ‘PoWH’ Data from monitoring site DappRadar shows Fomo3D and PoWH 3D held the number one and number two spots among DApps July 22, pushing the highest-placed ‘legitimate’ offering – decentralized exchange IDEX – into third place.
2018-7-24 14:00 | |
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