2025-1-10 04:26 |
The UK Treasury has amended finance laws to clarify that crypto staking isn’t a collective investment scheme, which a lawyer says is “heavily regulated.” origin »
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Staking will not be considered a collective investment scheme in the United Kingdom, according to a recent amendment by the U.K. Treasury. U.K. Authorities have updated a section of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which regulates financial markets…
2025-1-10 11:07 | |
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The UK Treasury has introduced an amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), effective January 31, to exclude crypto staking from being classified as a collective investment scheme.
2025-1-10 03:30 | |
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The US Department of Justice has announced the sentencing of Michael Joseph McElhiney, a Spokane resident, to over three years in federal prison for operating a fraudulent crypto investment scheme. The fraud, which spanned over a year, defrauded multiple investors of more than $350,000.
2024-12-13 04:30 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged three individuals on Dec. 11 with impersonating securities brokers and investment advisers to execute a scheme involving digital assets. The complaint names three Nigerian nationals and alleges that their actions diverted more than $2.
2024-12-12 19:15 | |
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The scheme promised 20x returns through investing in tokens that in reality had little value.
2024-11-14 12:07 | |
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Cartwright, an independent business and specialist pension scheme advisor, urges UK institutional investors to embrace Bitcoin following the nation’s first allocation to a defined benefit (DB) scheme.
2024-11-5 09:00 | |
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Indian police are investigating the “Datameer” crypto trading app, which allegedly duped at least 700 locals out of inr 10 million. According to a local report, the scheme promised returns of up to 50% to unsuspecting investors who were told…
2024-9-16 13:41 | |
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Five U.S. states have settled with the owner and operators of an alleged $1 Billion cryptocurrency investment scheme. The scheme, spearheaded by Josip Heit and his GSB Group, lured investors with promises of tokenized partial ownership in a skyscraper,…
2024-9-10 19:45 | |
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Yang Bin, the former second-richest man in China, has been sentenced to six years in a Singapore prison for operating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme disguised as a crypto investment operation. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mine Busted In Thailand Following Mysterious Power Outages The 61-year-old Chinese-Dutch national, pleaded guilty to eight charges that ranged from conspiring to […]
2024-8-27 23:00 | |
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Once China’s second-richest man was sentenced to six years in prison in Singapore for orchestrating a fraudulent crypto investment scheme. Tycoon Yang Bin, a Chinese-Dutch national and the second-richest man in China by Forbes for 2001, was sentenced to six…
2024-8-26 11:44 | |
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US authorities arrested Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang in connection with a $73 million money laundering scheme. The defendants laundered the money via US and international bank accounts. Proceeds of the investment scam were converted to the USDT stablecoin.
2024-5-18 20:42 | |
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Two Canadian men have been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swindling investors out of $40 million CAD – approximately $30 million USD – in a crypto and foreign exchange investment scheme.
2024-5-19 02:24 | |
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Wen Jian was found guilty by a London court on one count of Bitcoin money laundering in connection to a $6 billion Chinese investment scam.
2024-3-21 21:46 | |
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Jian Wen faces charges of laundering Bitcoin in a London court as part of an alleged $6 billion investment scam, as her defense claims the scheme's true mastermind manipulated her.
2024-3-3 22:01 | |
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Blast was supported by a $20Ms investment from notable backers like Paradigm and Standard Crypto at launch. Blast is facing Ponzi scheme claims. Roquerre clarifies that Blast’s 4 to 5% yield comes from reputable platforms like Lido and MakerDAO.
2023-11-26 15:45 | |
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2023-9-22 00:48 | |
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Despite having no trading experience, a Tennessee couple convinced 100 people to hand over their money for a uniquely named crypto investment pool.
2023-7-26 07:34 | |
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InQubeta (QUBE) continues to attract investment capital to its presale, establishing itself as one of the best cryptocurrencies to purchase in 2023. Investors stand to grow their investments by up to 4x thanks to the progressive price changes in each of its presale’s ten stages.
2023-7-12 18:00 | |
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With scams on the rise worldwide, a UK former financial advisor lost over $100,000 to a fraudulent crypto investment scheme. The post Former Financial Advisor Loses Over $100,000 in Crypto Investment Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-7-6 00:00 | |
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Bryan Lee, an executive associated with crypto exchange CoinDeal, has been charged in connection with a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims and resulted in losses exceeding $45 million.
2023-5-22 22:50 | |
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Nevada Man Charged in $45 Million Metaverse Scam Promising Trillion-Dollar Returns Federal prosecutors have unveiled new allegations against a Las Vegas resident, Bryan Lee, in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme that deceived over 10,000 investors out of more than $45 million.
2023-5-21 15:32 | |
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An investment banker who formerly worked for a firm believed to be Deutsche Bank has been charged with crypto fraud, according to U. S. authorities on April 11. A statement from the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York said that Rashawn Russell was arrested on April 10.
2023-4-12 23:55 | |
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The US Department of Justice has closed six cryptocurrency accounts with roughly $112 million. The wallets are reportedly linked to Arizona, California, and Idaho crypto scam schemes. Arizona, California, and Idaho-based scam crypto investment scheme orchestrators have hit a brick…
2023-4-4 11:42 | |
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New court filings in the case of Aiden Pleterski — the self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada — reveal previously undisclosed details of his kidnapping and torture — which occurred over three days December 2022 as a result of a botched crypto investment scheme.
2023-3-27 14:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency investment fraud in the United States was up almost 3x year-over-year in 2022 — making investment fraud the “costliest scheme reported,” according to the FBI’s 2022 internet crime report.
2023-3-17 17:45 | |
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Another day, another SEC enforcement action. The U.S. securities watchdog has just filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser BKCoin in connection with an alleged $100 million fraud scheme.
2023-3-7 14:53 | |
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The investment company Indeal is recognized as a pyramid scheme, and the management is accused of causing harm to more than 23 thousand clients in the amount of over $ 200 million. The court of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre has received a notification that the investment company Indeal, accused of creating a cryptocurrency […] Сообщение Brazilian crypto pyramide Indeal was declared bankrupt появились сначала на Coinstelegram.
2023-2-7 21:26 | |
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The U. S SEC charged six individuals and two companies related to the CoinDeal investment scheme. CoinDeal raised more than $45 million from unregistered securities sales, alleged the SEC.
2023-1-5 14:30 | |
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A 27-year-old investment manager from Ohio was arrested on 18 November for allegedly running a crypto Ponzi scheme. This fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam raised at least $10 million from inveThe post Assessing the details of this latest Ponzi scheme amid the current market state appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2022-11-19 13:30 | |
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The U.S. CFTC had previously taken legal action against the man.
2022-11-22 01:27 | |
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Sequoia, through a press release today, announced that its investment in FTX had just been reduced to zero. The statement by the firm seems more of an evasion scheme from the ongoing saga as the firm revealed having zero ties with FTX.
2022-11-11 12:41 | |
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According to recent reports, JPMorgan (JPM), the US investment banking giant, appointed former Celsius executive Aaron Iovine as its head of crypto regulatory policy yesterday. CEO Jamie Dimon Calls Crypto Assets “Ponzi Scheme” JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed a…
2022-10-20 22:00 | |
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EmpiresX’s “Head Trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam.
2022-9-8 22:19 | |
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Crypto Twitter user FatManTerra explained the fake investment scheme was used to teach people a lesson about investing blindly in crypto schemes shilled by influencers.
2022-9-6 05:37 | |
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The biggest news in the cryptoverse for September 5 includes Binance ceasing support for USDC, Michale Saylor calling Bitcoin Lightning Network the most important technology and FatManTerra tricking his followers with a fake investment scheme.
2022-9-6 03:03 | |
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Crypto Influencer FatManTerra refunded over $100,000 received from crypto users looking to buy into his “made-up” investment scheme that was a cover for sending an educational message to the community on crypto scams.
2022-9-6 19:55 | |
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This week US prosecutors announced that six people have been indicted in four fraudulent NFT and crypto schemes involving more than $130 million in losses to investors. Included in the indictments were a Ponzi scheme, an ICO, investment fraud and an NFT scam.
2022-7-9 11:26 | |
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The United States Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging Luiz Capuci Jr. , the CEO of Mining Capital Coin (MCC), for orchestrating a $62 million global investment and fraud scheme.
2022-5-10 15:30 | |
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The US Department of Justice charged Mining Capital Coin’s senior executive officer with conspiracy to commit a $62 million crypto investment scam. According to the DOJ complaint, Luiz Capuci and unnamed co-conspirators deceived investors over the profit-generating potential of MCC mining packages and a native token called Capital Coin, which was backed by the “largest […]
2022-5-9 12:11 | |
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“Capuci operated a fraudulent investment scheme and did not use investors’ funds to mine new cryptocurrency, as promised, but instead diverted the funds to cryptocurrency wallets under his control,” the DOJ stated.
2022-5-10 07:09 | |
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On Friday, the U.S. DOJ indicted the CEO of Mining Capital Coin (MCC) for allegedly scheming a $62 million global investment fraud. The post U.S. DOJ Indicts Mining Capital Coin CEO in $62 Million Investment Fraud Scheme appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-5-7 23:24 | |
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A Nevada man has acknowledged to participating in the money laundering plan for the Bitclub Network, a $722 million fake crypto operation. Gordon Brad Beckstead of Henderson, Nevada, pled guilty Friday in connection with the Bitclub Network scheme, the US Department of Justice reported.
2022-3-27 08:45 | |
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Asa Saint Clair was convicted of wire fraud for devising an investment scheme that swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 60 victims.
2022-3-18 19:03 | |
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The United States Department of Justice is selling cryptocurrencies worth a total of $56 million, which were seized from BitConnect’s top promoter, a crypto investment scam and Ponzi scheme that crashed in 2018.
2021-11-18 19:02 | |
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a warning regarding the "collective investment scheme"(CIS) on 30 August. CIS includes digital tokens and initial coin offerings (ICO), notThe post Hong Kong Securities Commission issues warning against unauthorized tokens appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-8-31 23:30 | |
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A Swedish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the U. S. for an investment fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency, including bitcoin. He defrauded thousands of victims of more than $16 million.
2021-7-9 20:00 | |
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Following Africrypt’s collapse, South African regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), released a statement asserting its lack of jurisdiction over cryptocurrencies. Although the regulator says it is “continuing to investigate complaints” against the crypto investment company, it concedes it has only “found evidence of crypto-asset transactions.
2021-6-25 15:00 | |
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A group of Chinese investors has filed a lawsuit against an alleged crypto fraudster based in New York, United States, who ran a Wechat group where he handled the scheme. The scammer reportedly promoted the bogus investment opportunity by promising earnings of “$200,000 in one day.
2021-5-15 12:30 | |
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The Texas securities commissioner has entered emergency cease and desist orders to stop three cryptocurrency investment platforms from duping investors in the state. One scheme operates under the name “Binance Assets.
2021-3-18 05:30 | |
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