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Elliptic: $100M in NFTs stolen via scams in the past year
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31 August, 2022

Elliptic: $100M in NFTs stolen via scams in the past year

Elliptic’s research found that an NFT scam netted the scammers $300,000 on average over the past year, with Bored Apes...
Philippines securities regulator issues warning against investing with Peak Finance
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30 August, 2022

Philippines securities regulator issues warning against investing with Peak Finance

A lengthy prison term and a hefty fine await individuals affiliated with and promoting Peak Finance, an unlicensed platform that...
CFTC charges Ohio man who allegedly solicited $12M in BTC investment scam
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15 August, 2022

CFTC charges Ohio man who allegedly solicited $12M in BTC investment scam

Rathnakishore Giri posed as an expert trader and lured over 150 investors to commit fiat and BTC, then used the...
$5M stolen from ‘world’s most secure exchange’ ZB—was it a hack or an exit scam?
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5 August, 2022

$5M stolen from ‘world’s most secure exchange’ ZB—was it a hack or an exit scam?

About $4.8 million has been swiped from ZB and cashed out on DEXes, hours after the exchange halted withdrawals evens...
Blockchain security firm warns against new MetaMask phishing scam
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4 August, 2022

Blockchain security firm warns against new MetaMask phishing scam

Halborn explained how the campaign is being perpetuated using a sample of the phishing email the company received, and it...
DROPs token founders Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar sentenced in $1.9M ICO scam
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3 August, 2022

DROPs token founders Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar sentenced in $1.9M ICO scam

Jeremy McAlpine and Zachary Matar pleaded guilty to one count each of securities fraud in August 2021; McAlpine will serve...
SEC calls Forsage a ‘fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme’
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2 August, 2022

SEC calls Forsage a ‘fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme’

U.S. securities regulators have charged 11 individuals for creating and promoting the “fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme” that is...
US senator wants Google, Apple to provide digital asset scams data
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2 August, 2022

US senator wants Google, Apple to provide digital asset scams data

Senator Sherrod Brown has written letters to the CEOs of Google and Apple, requesting the companies respond to questions relating...
The allure of Ponzi scheming
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28 July, 2022

The allure of Ponzi scheming

When someone promises to build a new innovative business which takes more effort? Fundraise via a token or NFT sale...
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King—more proof that ‘crypto’ is a crime-ridden cesspit
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28 July, 2022

Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King—more proof that ‘crypto’ is a crime-ridden cesspit

Gerald Cotten was the founder of QuadrigaCX. During the digital currency market meltdown in 2018, the exchange stopped honoring withdrawals,...
My Big Coin founder convicted over digital assets fraud
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26 July, 2022

My Big Coin founder convicted over digital assets fraud

Randall Crater was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud, three counts of unlawful monetary transactions, and one count...
Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites
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25 July, 2022

Australian regulators team up to combat digital assets scam sites

Two regulators in Australia have jointly deployed countermeasures services offered by U.K.-based Netcraft to automatically take down websites hosting phishing...