2025-2-9 04:36 |
Kanye West, aka Ye, says he rejected a $2 million offer to promote a cryptocurrency scam, which involved posting a fraudulent promotion and later claiming his account was hacked. origin »
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Security firm CertiK has uncovered a scam operation across three Telegram channels promoting fake crypto tokens, causing financial losses of around $3. 2 million. The scammers, potentially based in the UK, initially offer legitimate trading advice before promoting fraudulent tokens.
2024-2-8 17:25 | |
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1inch Network has announced its expansion to Base, a Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution incubated by renowned crypto exchange Coinbase. This strategic move aims to offer 1inch users access to deeper liquidity, lower transaction costs, and higher speeds, further enriching their trading experience.
2023-8-25 12:30 | |
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Cryptos, where they offer the chance for larger-than-life legitimate profits, also attract scammers and fraudsters. Early investors take risks by jumping into different crypto launches in hopes of massive gains but also run the risk of finding their money siphoned away with sophisticated backdoors designed into the smart contracts and platforms.
2023-8-1 12:00 | |
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A Twitter account belonging to Arthur Madrid, the co-founder and CEO of The Sandbox, a metaverse project, was compromised recently by an unknown hacker. The hacker used the account to spread a phishing scam that claimed to offer a free…
2023-5-27 16:54 | |
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Launched in November of 2013, itBit is a bitcoin exchange and OTC desk you can access from one single account. The company’s headquarters is in New York, and they have an international office in Singapore and offer free deposits and withdrawals in Singapore dollars.
2022-7-4 15:21 | |
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If you are looking for investment service platforms that offer passive income, you should definitely check out Yieldnodes. Yieldnodes uses an advanced masternode rental program that is entirely based on the new blockchain economy.
2022-6-30 16:22 | |
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As cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity, more and more traders are searching for digital asset management platforms that can offer decent APY (annual percentage yield) rewards. Even though there are hundreds of different platforms to choose from, AuBit Freeway is the one that has been gaining lots of traction lately.
2022-6-30 16:02 | |
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PROFITFARMERS OVERVIEW Not all trading bot services can confidently offer a money-back guarantee if the profitability of their strategies falls below a certain threshold. That is why the Profitfarmers platform is an interesting one to look at.
2022-5-4 03:35 | |
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Launched in November of 2013, itBit is a bitcoin exchange and OTC desk you can access from one single account. The company’s headquarters is in New York, and they have an international office in Singapore and offer free deposits and withdrawals in Singapore dollars.
2022-3-14 12:05 | |
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Launched in November of 2013, itBit is a bitcoin exchange and OTC desk you can access from one single account. The company’s headquarters is in New York, and they have an international office in Singapore and offer free deposits and withdrawals in Singapore dollars.
2021-1-11 19:41 | |
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City Index has been around since 1983, delivering Spread Betting, FX and CFD Trading services from the heart of London. They currently offer Forex, Index, Share, and Commodity trading on over 12 thousand markets to customers all over the world, claiming they place significant emphasis on helping their traders grow by giving them the tools […] The post City Index Review 2021 – Legit or Scam? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2021-1-4 13:29 | |
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Andreas Antonopoulos says he was offered 10 BTC for an interview with the objective to show that Hex is not a scam. The alleged offer comes as Hex proponents battle persistent Ponzi allegations. Antonopolous, an influential cryptocurrency advocate, also reveals the offer was on condition he does not disclose this inducement.
2020-8-15 13:55 | |
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Scammers are circulating a fake tweet, purportedly from Donald Trump, claiming to offer a free Bitcoin and Ethereum giveaway. This scam directs victims to a website where they are directed to send crypto in return for larger sums.
2020-2-11 16:00 | |
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City Index has been around since 1983, delivering Spread Betting, FX and CFD Trading services from the heart of London. They currently offer Forex, Index, Share, and Commodity trading on over 12 thousand markets to customers all over the world, claiming they place significant emphasis on helping their traders grow by giving them the tools […]The post City Index Review 2020 – Legit or Scam? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2020-1-2 22:29 | |
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“Should I invest in cloud mining?” is probably every other Bitcoin question I get. I’ve talked a lot about Bitcoin investments in the past and one of the things I always tell people who ask me about cloud mining is that I think 99.
2019-11-17 14:48 | |
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City Index has been around since 1983, delivering Spread Betting, FX and CFD Trading services from the heart of London. They currently offer Forex, Index, Share, and Commodity trading on over 12 thousand markets to customers all over the world, claiming they place significant emphasis on helping their traders grow by giving them the tools […]The post City Index Review 2019 & 2020 – Legit or Scam? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2019-10-10 03:03 | |
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Led by the renewed interest in digital assets, eBay sellers offer contracts to mine various coins, showing worrying features.
2019-8-12 10:45 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an important regulator from the United Kingdom, has recently been impersonated by an online scammer via an email campaign. According to local reports, the emails, which are from a new crypto scam, impersonate the British regulator in order to offer a chance to get money via cryptos. The email uses […]
2019-7-24 23:14 | |
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The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) is continuing to warn citizens about the associated risks of dealing with cryptocurrencies after identifying seven new scam websites.
2019-4-4 18:59 | |
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Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country's financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter regulations for margin trading of digital assets.
2019-3-21 21:27 | |
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A few days ago, a leading IT industry analyst Jason Bloomberg, released a piece related to JP Morgan’s virtual currency, the JPM Coin. In this article he suggested that there are some indications that Ripple could be a scam.
2019-3-2 07:42 | |
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Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.
2019-3-1 18:10 | |
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There are two primary reasons why storing your private crypto keys in the cloud is a bad idea. First, your cloud provider represents a centralized honeypot that could experience a security breach, allowing cyber criminals to access your data.
2019-2-19 00:19 | |
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Tone Vays, the host of Crypto Scam & Unconfiscatable, says that Ripple and the XRP virtual currency are not innovative. In a recent Tweet, Mr. Vays gave his opinion regarding Ripple and how it operates in the market.
2019-2-13 02:10 | |
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Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud.
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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The CEO of blockchain startup AriseBank, Jared Rice, is facing up to 120 years in prison for duping numerous investors out of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme. Rice promised his cryptocurrency would offer Visa-like functionality, but instead he spent investors’ Bitcoin on hotels and clothes.
2018-11-29 14:43 | |
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In a bid to sanitize the local finance ecosystem, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), one of the thirteen provincial financial watchdogs in crypto-friendly Canada, has warned investors to be wary of Eyeline Trading, an unregistered firm that claims to offer cryptocurrency trading and other bitcoin-linked investment products to clients, reported Finance Magnates on October 30, 2018.
2018-11-1 17:00 | |
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Elon Musk’s company has paused the sales of “not flamethrowers,” suggesting the renewed offer may be a scam.
2018-10-19 13:10 | |
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Switzerland’s financial regulatory watchdog, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has warned cryptocurrency investors to be wary of Alliance Capital, a firm claiming to offer clients cryptocurrency trading services, binary options, and other financial products, according to a Finance Magnates report on September 24, 2018.
2018-9-26 05:00 | |
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Bitcoin is in the news, and we’ve all seen the stories about early investors who’ve made millions and driven away in new lambos. So it’s only natural that people who haven’t invested already are wondering if they should.
2018-9-21 19:18 | |
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The final nail in BitConnect’s coffin will come September 10, when the last exchange to offer trading pairs in the controversial cryptocurrency will delist its worthless token, BCC. For the uninitiated – BitConnect was both a pyramid and Ponzi scheme masquerading as a cryptocurrency lending platform.
2018-8-10 15:53 | |
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What Is Dominant Finance? At first glance, the company is a standard scam like you would typically see on the internet. Dominate Finance promises to provide users with monthly profits of 8% – 20% by way of Bitcoin Mining.
2018-7-24 14:40 | |
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A teenager in Ohio fell victim to the oldest scam on record while playing Fortnite. Hopefully his loss will stand as a good lesson for the legions of other neophytes cutting their teeth on the popular battle royale game.
2018-7-21 02:20 | |
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“If you think of us more like a brokerage, we’d be the 8th largest brokerage today by AUM,” wrote Armstrong.
Global trade war concerns may pressure Bitcoin below the key $93,000 support in the short term, analysts told Cointelegraph.
Onchain RWAs are gaining traction as Bitcoin’s price struggles, with market commentators predicting TVL could hit $50 billion in 2025 as demand grows.
Florida Senator Joe Gruters argued that the state “should have access to tools such as Bitcoin to protect against inflation.”
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said retail crypto sentiment is “the worst it’s been in years,” as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index falls to a “Fear” score of 44.
The crypto community and privacy advocates worldwide have been closely following Alexey Pertsev’s legal battle and the Tornado Cash case.