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UN agency to use Diginex blockchain technology to rid illegal fees charged to migrant workers
Diginex, a blockchain technology and financial services company, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the United Nations Migration Agency – today announced the launch of a blockchain tool developed to prevent the exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong SAR, China. дальше »
2019-12-16 14:36 | |
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Mining-Based US Ponzi Scheme Busted After Raking in $722 Million
Five men were charged in connection with BitClub, an alleged $722 million Ponzi scheme. The founders were caught saying they targeted the “typical dumb MLM [multi-level marketing] investor. ” BitClub Network Goes Down On Nov. дальше »
2019-12-12 18:07 | |
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Shopin CEO Charged With Fraud In $42M Unregistered ICO, Spent $500k On Personal Expenses
Shopin hosted a $42 million initial coin offering, though the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has now come after the company and founder Eran Eyal. The SEC charged Eyal and Shopin with fraud, announcing on Wednesday that the exchange had been selling unregistered securities i. дальше »
2019-12-12 17:53 | |
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SEC Charges Shopin CEO With Fraud Over Unregistered $42M ICO
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Shopin and its founder Eran Eyal with fraud after a $42 million initial coin offering. The SEC announced Wednesday that Eyal had been charged with defrauding investors by selling unregistered securities in the form of Shopin Tokens. дальше »
2019-12-12 00:55 | |
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BitClub Network Founders Charged in Cryptocurrency ‘Ponzi Scheme’
Matthew Goettsche, Jobadiah Weeks, and Joseph Abel have all been charged with fraud by US District Court prosecutors regarding their cryptocurrency company, BitClub Network. The three men allegedly used the company as a Ponzi scheme to defraud investors of $722 million. дальше »
2019-12-12 16:10 | |
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Circle warns Poloniex customers in the U.S. of assets conversion to USDC
Crypto conglomerate Circle warned all U. S. -based Poloniex customers to withdraw their assets before Dec. 16. Users who fail to withdraw their assets before the deadline could lose access to their account, have their assets traded to USDC or be charged service fees. дальше »
2019-12-4 22:21 | |
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Vitalik Buterin Advocates to Free Ethereum Researcher Charged for Aiding North Korea
Vitalik Buterin is advocating to free Virgil Griffith, an Ethereum Foundation researcher arrested days ago for allegedly aiding North Korea evade sanctions using blockchain. “I refuse to take the convenient path of throwing Virgil under the bus,” said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter, “because I firmly believe that that would be wrong. дальше »
2019-12-3 10:59 | |
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Ethereum Foundation Researcher Charged with Aiding North Korea
Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was charged for violating federal law after traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation on using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Allegedly, his talk helped North Korea evade sanctions. дальше »
2019-11-30 01:32 | |
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Ethereum Foundation Researcher Charged for Aiding North Korea
Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was charged for violating federal law after traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation on using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Allegedly, his talk helped North Korea evade sanctions. дальше »
2019-12-1 01:32 | |
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Will Online Payment Companies Provide a Mainstream Bridge into Cryptocurrency?
When Bitcoin first started to emerge into the mainstream collective consciousness, it was frequently positioned as a threat to traditional finance. Bitcoin proponents pointed to the high fees charged by intermediaries such as banks and online payment providers, predicting that decentralization would be their downfall. дальше »
2019-11-27 06:09 | |
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Phoenix Fund Investments Linked to The OneCoin Money Laundering Scheme, Stole $110 Million
OneCoin was recently charged with fraud and money laundering. The founder’s brother, Dr. Rija Ignatova, admitted guilt to the charges and also accused Phoenix Thoroughbreds of being funded using the money laundered through OneCoin. дальше »
2019-11-27 00:27 | |
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Voyager and Avant-Garde Form New Partnership to Offer Zero-Commission Crypto Trading Services
The Canadian cryptocurrency asset broker Voyager Digital and Avant-Garde Trading Securities have formed a new partnership and are engaged to offer their broker-dealer clients from the US the option to trade crypto assets without being charged a commission. дальше »
2019-11-26 01:44 | |
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Feds Nab Two Suspects in Alleged $550K Crypto-Fueled Scam
Two men have been charged with carrying out a nationwide cyber scheme. The U. S. DOJ alleges the men stole, or tried to steal, more than $550,000 in cryptocurrencies. The case comes in the wake of an uptick in cybercrime. дальше »
2019-11-15 02:06 | |
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Cryptocurrency SIM Swapping Scammers Charged by US Department of Justice
Two individuals were charged yesterday for their suspected involvement in a two-year cryptocurrency SIM swapping scam. The suspects are believed to have taken control of telephone numbers and attempted to gain access to various online accounts to steal digital currency from victims. дальше »
2019-11-15 01:00 | |
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Australia’s ‘E-Crime Squad’ Arrests Man Flouting Unregistered Crypto Exchange
Australian Detectives known as the ‘E-Crime Squad’ have arrested a man for providing unregistered cryptocurrency services. Authorities charged the man for breaking anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. дальше »
2019-11-12 13:20 | |
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Popular Bitcoin Buying App from Square Cash is Now Tacting On Fees
Jack Dorsey may claim that he loves Bitcoin, but it seems that he’s not letting his clients purchase Bitcoin for free. Starting now, Square Cash will start to charge fees that can go as high as 1. 76% on any BTC purchase made on the app. дальше »
2019-11-7 23:52 | |
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Popular Bitcoin Buying App from Square Cash is Now Tacking On Fees
Jack Dorsey may claim that he loves Bitcoin, but it seems that he’s not letting his clients purchase Bitcoin for free. Starting now, Square Cash will start to charge fees that can go as high as 1. 76% on any BTC purchase made on the app. дальше »
2019-11-7 23:52 | |
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ATM Coin Founders Forced to Pay $4.25 Million Fine Following Binary Options Fraud Charge
A New York Court has charged the founders of ATM Coin with committing fraud and misappropriating client funds, ordering them to pay $4. 25 million to settle the case. Four companies associated with ATM Coin have also been charged. дальше »
2019-11-6 13:57 | |
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Crypto Capital Executive Charged for Bank Fraud And Two Other Criminal Activities
An executive Oz Yosef, who worked on Crypto Capital, a company that provided payment processing services for Bitfinex before the scandal that happened with it and Tether this year, has been indicted for three criminal counts. дальше »
2019-10-28 21:46 | |
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Bitfinex Cries Foul On Laundering Allegations, Claims It Was The Victim Of A Fraud
In an official statement released by Bitfinex on Friday, the company says it was conned. On October 24th the President of Crypto Capital, Ivan Manuel Monlia Lee, was arrested by the Polish police. He's been charged with laundering up to $390 million in cryptocurrencies for a Columbian drug cartel. Bitifinex claims that any suggestion that […] дальше »
2019-10-26 18:31 | |
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China Authorities Arrest 6 People Related to GGP Crypto Scam (Global win-win Token)
Six people were recently charged by the Chinese police for their connection to a crypto scam. According to the reports from local media outlets, the police of the Jiangsu Province believes that these six fraudsters conned around 10,900 investors. дальше »
2019-10-25 00:31 | |
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Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Take Down Prompts CFTC Warning
The CFTC has reissued previous advice to help the public evaluate the legitimacy of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment opportunities. The warning comes in the wake of a takedown of a company suspected of defrauding $11 million from investors. дальше »
2019-10-19 08:46 | |
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Alleged Las Vegas Scammer Charged for $11 Million Crypto Binary Options Ponzi
A Las Vegas man is charged with raising at least $11 million from cryptocurrency investors he promised to trade binary options for, and make gains of up to 300%. According to the charges the money was sent from new clients to previous ones in a classic Ponzi scheme manner. дальше »
2019-10-18 04:26 | |
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Bitcoin Ponzi Busted: Nevada Firm Charged With $11 Million Crypto Fraud
Circle Society, Corp. , and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme. дальше »
2019-10-18 23:00 | |
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Nevada man charged for allegedly running $11M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme
A man in the US has been charged for allegedly operating an $11 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action yesterday, charging David Gilbert Saffron of Las Vegas, and Circle Society, Corp, with “fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation, and registration violations. дальше »
2019-10-17 14:34 | |
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Правоохранители США закрыли крупнейший даркнет-рынок детской порнографии. Двое подозреваемых уже совершили суицид
Правоохранительные органы США и Южной Кореи закрыли крупнейший даркнет-рынок детской порнографии, через который распространили более 1 млн роликов. Расчеты на нем производились в биткоинах. South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin https://t. дальше »
2019-10-17 22:26 | |
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Правоохранители США закрыли крупнейший даркнет-рынок детской порнографии
Правоохранительные органы США и Южной Кореи закрыли крупнейший даркнет-рынок детской порнографии, через который распространили более 1 млн роликов. Расчеты на нем производились в биткоинах. South Korean National and Hundreds of Others Charged Worldwide in the Takedown of the Largest Darknet Child Pornography Website, Which was Funded by Bitcoin https://t. дальше »
2019-10-17 22:26 | |
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NASA charged taxpayers $5M for SpaceX safety review after Elon Musk got high
Remember when Elon Musk got high with Joe Rogan during an interview last year? It seemed like good, legal fun at the time. It turns out that toke cost US taxpayers five million dollars. NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine initiated a safety and culture review of SpaceX the moment he found out that Elon Musk, a contractor who holds a top secret security clearance, had been filmed consuming drugs. дальше »
2019-10-16 20:25 | |
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Hundreds charged after takedown of child exploitation site which made $730K in Bitcoin
A 23-year-old South Korean man is being accused of running the world’s “largest child sexual exploitation market,” which reportedly processed 7,300 Bitcoin transactions worth over $730,000. According to a criminal indictment unsealed today, the now-defunct English-language website known as “Welcome To Video,” featured over 250,000 child exploitation videos – approximately eight terabytes worth of horrific material. дальше »
2019-10-16 18:32 | |
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Alleged EtherDelta hacker in federal court over $1.4M cryptocurrency plot
Alleged hacker Anthony Tyler Nashatka, also known as “psycho,” faced US federal court yesterday over a plot to steal $1. 4 million worth of cryptocurrency from users of token exchange EtherDelta. дальше »
2019-10-12 22:09 | |
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US Prosecutors Charge Singaporean Miner Who Stole $5 Million Worth of AWS Computer Power
Ho Jun Jia, a Singaporean citizen, has recently been indicted by American prosecutors. He is being accused of using stolen IDs to use Amazon Web Services’ cloud products to mine cryptos illegally. He is currently being charged with eight counts of wire fraud, four for fraud to access a device and two of aggravated ID […] дальше »
2019-10-11 18:11 | |
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Singapore Man Faces 34 Years in Prison for Illegal Crypto Mining
A 29-year-old man from Singapore faces 34 years in prison after allegedly stealing Amazon AWS and Google Cloud computing power and services to mine crypto. Stole Victims’ Information to Mine Crypto Ho Jun Jia also known as Matthew Ho was taken into the custody of the Singapore Police Force on September 26 after being charged under a 14-count indictment. дальше »
2019-10-11 18:00 | |
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CFTC Crackdown Targets Individual in $7 Million Bitcoin Scam
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged an individual from Pennsylvania for making fraudulent claims of investing in Bitcoin on behalf of two investors. As per the press release, the accused never had possession of said Bitcoin, so it was never actually delivered to investors, September 30, 2019. дальше »
2019-10-1 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud
The director of Bitcoin escrow service Volantis Market is facing several years in prison if found guilty of cryptocurrency-related fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, Jon Barry Thompson took more than $7 million from two victim companies after making false claims in connection with Bitcoin transactions. дальше »
2019-10-1 16:49 | |
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EOS Price Shoots Up 10% Following Block.One SEC Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission has come to a settlement agreement with blockchain company Block. one over the yearlong token sale for EOS. It was the largest token sale of the year raising over $4 billion so naturally attracted the attention of regulators. дальше »
2019-10-1 08:06 | |
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CFTC charges Pennsylvania resident for $7 million Bitcoin fraud
The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Pennsylvania-based resident, Jon Barry Thompson with “knowingly or recklessly making false representations to customers (two victim companies) in connection with the purported purchase of bitcoin worth over $7 million. дальше »
2019-9-30 20:39 | |
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Adult content marketplace Fantasy Market charged with running fraudulent ICO
The founder of now defunct Fantasy Market, a purported online adult entertainment marketplace, has been charged with running a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) after raising $63,000 in cryptocurrency from over 100 investors. дальше »
2019-9-25 16:05 | |
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EtherDelta Hackers Charged By U.S. Authorities; Scammers Setup A Fake Domain To Steal Private Keys
Anthony Tyler Nashatka and Elliot Gunton have been charged by the Northern District of California attorney’s office. They have been found guilty of hacking the EtherDelta back in December 2017. The EtherDelta is an exchange platform for cryptocurrency that is based on the Ethereum blockchain. дальше »
2019-9-23 17:54 | |
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Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Charged with $8.75 Million Extortion
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur has been charged with extorting an unnamed, Seattle-based digital asset startup. Steven Nerayoff stands accused of threatening to “wreck the company” should the firm not meet his demands of more than $8 million. дальше »
2019-9-21 01:00 | |
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StormX was the company allegedly extorted by Alchemist CEO Steven Nerayoff
Alchemist CEO Steven Nerayoff allegedly extorted an unrevealed Seattle company for over $10 million in Ethereum. Only one company fits the bill—StormX. Old-fashioned extortion Steven Nerayoff, CEO of Alchemist, LLC blockchain consultancy, was charged with extortion. дальше »
2019-9-19 22:40 | |
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Man charged with running Bitcoin–powered fake ID cartel gets a year in US prison
A man charged with creating fake IDs in a major Bitcoin-powered distribution ring has been sentenced to one year and one day in US federal prison. Aaron Kuns, from Toledo (Ohio), who pleaded guilty in June, will also be subject to three years on supervised release and will have to forfeit his cryptocurrency holdings — valued at around $9,675 in April. дальше »
2019-9-19 14:28 | |
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