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South Korean police use AI to bust $19M Bitcoin-fuelled pyramid scam

South Korean police have caught the masterminds of a Bitcoin-fuelled Ponzi scheme responsible for generating almost $19 million in revenue. The scam, called “M-Coin,” is said to have targeted those with poor understanding of the technology – mostly elderly people, retirees, and housewives – with promises of free cryptocurrency and recruitment bonuses for signing up others, reports Korea Joon Gang Daily. дальше »

2019-4-8 12:29


Nui Releases New COCO Token and CompChain Blockchain in Latest Pyramid Recruitment Deal

Nui just launched CompChain, which describes itself as a platform that is “challenging the scope of networking as we know it.” The platform is built on: “immutable blockchain technology . . . [it] allows you to lock in your network for life, and tap into new products and opportunities as they’re added to the platform.” […] дальше »

2019-3-27 05:19


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Here are the 3 ways OneCoin defrauded cryptocurrency investors for billions

The alleged ringleaders of OneCoin, the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency-fuelled pyramid scheme, have finally been busted. On Friday, US authorities apprehended brother-and-sister duo Konstantin Ignatov and Ruja Ignatova at Los Angeles International Airport over their role in the international blockchain-based scam, reports Bloomberg. дальше »

2019-3-11 14:42


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‘Bitcoin Killer’ Onecoin Is Ashes But Investigations Continue to This Day

Back in 2014, a group led by a woman named Ruja Ignatova created a Ponzi scheme called Onecoin which, together with the organization Onelife, defrauded billions from 3 million people. At peak popularity, the group declared that Onecoin would be a “Bitcoin killer” but the pyramid scheme is now in ashes and many of its […] The post ‘Bitcoin Killer’ Onecoin Is Ashes But Investigations Continue to This Day appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-2-22 00:30


South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges pool data to counter money launderers

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. дальше »

2019-1-28 20:10


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Tokyo Police Arrest Eight Men In A Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme

Tokyo police arrested eight men on November 14, 2018, for a cryptocurrency-related pyramid scheme that scammed 6,000 people of 7. 8 billion yen (approximately $68. 42 million). According to Japanese News company Asahi Shimbun on November 16, 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department suspected that the arrested men might have violated the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law as they failed to register their. дальше »

2018-11-18 02:00


8 arrested for running $68M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in Japan

Japan has another cryptocurrency scam to recover from as police have arrested a group suspected of running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. Today, Tokyo police arrested eight men thought to be connected to a Ponzi scheme that collected over $68 million in cryptocurrency from around 6,000 people, local news the Asahi Shimbun reports. дальше »

2018-11-14 19:02


US Senators Contemplate if Bitcoin is a Scam or if Blockchain Assets are a Brilliant Innovation

US Senators Struggling to Decide Whether Bitcoin is a Scam or Brilliant Innovation as Debate Continues to Rage Over the past week, the United States Senate has been debating how to regulate bitcoin. Part of the problem is that senators can’t decide what, exactly, bitcoin is. Is bitcoin a digital scam and a pyramid scheme? […] дальше »

2018-10-11 21:42


Нуриэль Рубини высказался по поводу падения цены Ethereum

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). дальше »

2018-9-11 12:41


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Bitconnect Exchange Kingpin Who ‘Lured Investors’ Arrested in India

Murkier details of the Bitconnect cryptocurrency scam have emerged as police have arrested the head of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. [Note: This is a guest article submitted by Bhushan Akolkar] Bitconnect — A Pyramid Scheme of Scams Last Saturday, August 18, Indian authorities arrested Divyesh Darji, the Asian head of defunct cryptocurrency exchange, in a high-profile scam worth 880 billion Indian Rupees ($12. дальше »

2018-8-21 13:00