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India Police Commissioner Shikha Goel has asked citizens to be cautious when handling their crypto… The post India police department asks crypto users to be on high alert for crypto fraud appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-12-27 15:32 | |
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The sum of money lost in reported incidents of crypto fraud so far has…
The post UK authorities report crypto-related fraud is on the rise appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-10-19 15:16 | |
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According to local reports, Iranian authorities apprehended members of a network that was running… The post Iran’s Intelligence Ministry makes huge crypto fraud bust appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-10-1 14:48 | |
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Riccardo Spagni, who left Monero in 2019, is currently in US custody awaiting potential…
The post Monero ex-developer arrested on fraud allegations appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-8-3 14:00 | |
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Anonymous sources have revealed that Tether is being investigated for allegedly hiding from banks… The post DOJ probe investigates Tether execs for alleged bank fraud appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-7-28 12:18 | |
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The lawsuit is a result of a failed attempt to launch a Bithumb exchange… The post Bithumb executives sued in Hong Kong over fraud allegations appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-7-7 13:24 | |
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U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market.
2021-6-23 21:45 | |
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a cryptocurrency trader for allegedly being involved in a ponzi scheme defrauding more than $5 million from over 170 investors. The accusThe post US SEC charges crypto trader 'Coin Signals' in $5 million fraud case appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-1-27 02:00 | |
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Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading.
2021-1-27 23:14 | |
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Jeremy Spence bilked his investors out of $5 million, according to a criminal complaint.
2021-1-27 21:48 | |
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Singapore-based security firm Group IB has identified a crypto fraud that has as many...
The post Group IB exposes crypto fraud with up to 250,000 victims appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-7-8 17:23 | |
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Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of AML Bitcoin, was indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges related in part to an initial coin offering conducted in 2017 and 2018.
2020-6-26 20:44 | |
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Two Romanian individuals pled guilty to the charges, says US Department of Justice The... The post 15 defendants plead guilty to fraud and money laundering techniques that used Bitcoin appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-6-13 15:11 | |
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The 2020 U. S. Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICO) in his recently published Financial Reform Policy. Bloomberg wants more “regulatory oversight” when it comes to this promising technology, claiming he sees “plenty of hype, fraud and criminal activity.
2020-2-19 03:10 | |
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Karatbars International controversial KBC coin will no longer be getting attention from South Africa’s financial markets regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The regulator had earlier on issued a warning terming the KBC coin a ‘fraud’; German’s BaFin also made similar moves in response to Karatbars operations within its jurisdiction. FSCA Vs Karatbars International […]
2019-12-19 18:06 | |
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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.
2019-12-12 17:53 | |
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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.
2019-12-12 00:55 | |
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Many Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been and are frauds. The state enables this con game in various ways, including the establishment of accredited investors and the regulation of businesses that sell equity.
2019-12-11 11:10 | |
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Then Long Island Iced Tea Company, turned “Long Blockchain” in 2017 is being investigated by the U. S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reports Coin Desk, who originally referenced news outlet, Quartz.
2019-7-25 19:42 | |
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The Qtum open-source blockchain platform has announced its partnership with Beam, a privacy coin based on the Mimblewimble protocol, in order to bring its users trustless atomic swaps. Atomic Swaps are a secure mechanism of exchanging value between different blockchains, utilizing cryptographic security measures such as Hashed Timelock Contracts (HTLC) to avoid fraud when completing […] The post Qtum Joins Forces With Beam To Launch Atomic Swaps appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2019-7-17 17:45 | |
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Eternalcoin (EIS) is an ERC20-based token that will be used in connection with the Eternal Inc Network. EIS serves for both trading cards and participating in tournaments. With its introduction on the existing Eternal Wars platform, it will power virtual goods on the blockchain, mitigate fraud, high fees, and create innovative gaming experience with real […]
2019-5-23 07:07 | |
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Dutch Investigators Take Man In Custody For Bitcoin Mining Fraud Crypto popularity and adoption rates are increasing almost every day. Since the crypto space is decentralized, fraudsters and scammers see a golden opportunity to make some coin.
2019-5-21 21:47 | |
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It has been recently revealed that an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraudster case has made its way to the US court. In particular, the Founder of the proclaimed crypto projects, REcoin and Diamond Reserve Club, Maksim Zaslavskiy pleaded guilty for having committed fraud reports Decrypt Media.
2019-5-18 21:09 | |
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Nestled in the exhibition room at this year’s Consensus conference, the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had a message for conference goers as they weaved in and out of booths representing various projects and startups in the space: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.
2019-5-17 19:00 | |
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The US Court for the Southern District of Florida has dismissed the case of initial coin offering (ICO) fraud against DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather. The court decided that despite Khaled and Mayweather shilled defunct cryptocurrency firm CentraTech (and its associated ICO of CTR tokens) on their social media profiles, they did not play a big enough role in its promotion to warrant further legal action.
2019-5-15 17:05 | |
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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) became popular back in 2017 when the crypto market was expanding and reaching new highs. However, a large number of them were just fraud or irregular schemes created to steal users’ funds.
2019-4-12 00:06 | |
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What Is CashlessPay Group Singapore Coin? The CashlessPay Group has been promoting the coin, saying that the Government of Singapore made a decision to implement a national digital currency, which is the Singapore Coin.
2019-4-9 09:49 | |
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In Canada, authorities have seized luxury cars and frozen bank accounts owned by the ringleaders of FUEL, an allegedly fraudulent $22-million initial coin offering (ICO) from 2017. Court documents claim “blockchain services company” Vanbex raised $22 million (CAD$30 million) in cryptocurrency and fiat by with absolutely no intention to develop the FUEL token, reports CoinDesk.
2019-4-1 17:04 | |
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Depending on what country you live in, your cryptocurrency will be subject to different tax rules. The questions below address implications within the United States, specifically, but similar issues arise around the world.
2019-3-29 18:20 | |
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AriseBank CEO Jared Rice, who faced 120 years in prison for defrauding investors of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scam, has pleaded guilty. The cryptopreneur plead guilty yesterday morning after standing in front of judges in Texas, local outlet Dallas News reports.
2019-3-21 17:54 | |
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On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry.
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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A New York Man has been charged with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of unlawful monetary transactions after peddling a false coin to investors, the Department of Justice revealed on February 27, 2019.
2019-3-2 20:00 | |
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In the cryptocurrency world, there has never been a shortage of dodgy projects, Ponzi Schemes, and outright scams. Most of those projects are all in the past, yet new ones tend to pop up every now and then.
2019-3-1 12:12 | |
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The founder of My Big Coin, a crypto company based in Nevada, has been recently arrested for fraud. The police enforcement affirms that the man has defrauded people in a $6 million USD scheme in order to buy My Big Coin, a token that was allegedly backed by gold. Named Randall Crater, the founder was […]
2019-2-28 05:27 | |
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JP Morgan’s new digital asset, announced on Valentine’s Day, reflects the company’s two-sided relationship with the blockchain — which began with allegations of fraud and has now progressed to the testing of the bank’s own digital coin.
2019-2-23 18:00 | |
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Almost two years after taking a swipe at Bitcoin, calling the digital asset a fraud and worse than tulip bulbs, JP Morgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon announced on Feb. 14 that the bank had launched its cryptocurrency known as the JMP Coin.
2019-2-20 14:59 | |
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JP Morgan Chase and Co. announced Thursday it would be the first major institutional bank to release its own cryptocurrency. Its new JPM Coin is an almost shockingly impotent reaction to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by the United States’ largest bank.
2019-2-17 23:00 | |
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Multinational investment bank JP Morgan has announced that it will launch its own cryptocurrency of sorts. The so-called JPM Coin will bring some of the benefits of Bitcoin to some of the users of the bank JPM Coin will be built on a private blockchain, be backed by fiat currency, and be exclusive to JP.
2019-2-15 00:00 | |
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After first calling Bitcoin a fraud in 2017, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon later said he regretted the statement in 2018. Now his firm has announced a new crypto called JPM Coin that’ll be used to instantaneously settle payments between banking clients in a similar vein to Ripple’s XRP.
2019-2-15 23:00 | |
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JPM Coin intends to be used for fast transactions to do with the wholesale payments business, thus getting to be the first crypto issued by a US banking giant
2019-3-27 15:38 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, on their official website, recently put the spotlight on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The post seemed to draw attention to the general public about what ICOs are and how they might be exploited and easily used for manipulation and for fraud. The SEC acknowledged that even though many […]
2019-2-11 18:09 | |
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In the first weekend edition of The Daily, crypto exchange Kucoin lists Mimblewimble coin Grin, giving it several trading pairs, and Bakkt releases product details about its upcoming futures contracts.
2019-1-26 15:50 | |
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GRIC is going to disrupt and transform agriculture and farming practice with the launch of a smart blockchain based GRIC Project for agriculture, with a particular focus on Africa. It will have positive impact on the overall cryptocurrency market as well.
2019-1-17 17:05 | |
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January 6th, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on a possible investment scheme created by Wong Ching-kit that may have duped Hong Kong based investors out of millions. The “Coin Young Master” (Wong) runs various online groups to promote cryptocurrencies, from Facebook pages to the self-proclaimed co-founding of “File Cash Coin”. He is being accused […]
2019-1-7 21:33 | |
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Last year the U. S. Securities Exchange Commission took enforcement action against initial coin offerings and other crypto companies perpetrating fraud. Many believe 2019 will be the year when regulators clamp down on rogue cryptocurrency operators.
2019-1-6 01:00 | |
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Just like the returns on an investment in an initial coin offering (ICO) can be huge, so too can the risks. The market is still under-regulated. That means investors may be left on their own if an ICO turns out to be a fraud or the project fails. Neither of these scenarios is uncommon. Investors […]
2018-12-25 09:00 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to introduce new Initial Coin Offering (ICO) regulations to protect investors from fraud, local news outlet Jiji Press reported on December 1. Citing the informed sources, Jiji reported that business operators conducting ICOs will be required to register with Japan’s FSA. The agency is planning to submit bills […]
2018-12-3 09:06 | |
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On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
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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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A cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his sister have been charged by US officials with crypto scam on Wednesday, accusing them of defrauding retail investors of millions of dollars using a bogus cryptocurrency.