Ukrainian police have arrested a group of four men suspected of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges, Bleeping Computer reported June 21.
Four men between ages 20 and 26 allegedly launched at least six digital currency exchanges, where they deceived users, subsequently stealing money from them.
The alleged culprits lured users by promoting the exchanges with fake positive ratings and online reviews.
During the raid of the suspects’ homes, the police reportedly seized computers, flash drives, smartphones, and other devices.
Yesterday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received an additional emergency court order to freeze the assets of Dominic Lacroix, owner of PlexCorps.
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Ukrainian authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of running fake cryptocurrency exchanges, the nation’s federal police force announced Saturday. The National Police of Ukraine claimed in a press release that the suspects were arrested for operating as many as six fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange platforms.
Four individuals have been arrested by the Ukrainian cyberpolice who have of recent been involved operating illegal cryptocurrency exchange platforms. A report showed these young men had managed six platforms, closing each after they had raised a substantial amount of money from the unsuspecting members of the public.
Coinbase dominated headlines across the space this week with a pair of significant developments. The San Francisco–based exchange announced on Monday, June 11, its intention to add Ethereum Classic to its trading platform and then quickly followed the news on Tuesday with the official opening of a crypto index fund.
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has filed a lawsuit against Troy Richard James Hogg for selling unregistered securities in an ICO where he raised $51 million.
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Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein has told investors he is ready for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) regardless of what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says.
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The Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says he doesn’t see cryptocurrencies lasting long.
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Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley holds a substantial sum of Bitcoin-related assets according to a filing with the U.S. SEC.
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In this series of articles, BeinCrypto explores the state of various cryptocurrency ETFs in the United States. This particular article will focus on the Kryptoin bitcoin ETF, which was first introduced in 2019.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his role by the end of 2020. Crypto-friendly Gary Gensler is among the rumored replacements. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his role by the year’s end.
How did Block.one make it out relatively unscathed by the SEC, and what are the greater ramifications of its ICO settlement?
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