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BitConnect promoters enter $3.7M and 190 BTC settlement with SEC
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24 August, 2021

BitConnect promoters enter $3.7M and 190 BTC settlement with SEC

Michael Crypto and Joshua Jeppesen agreed to the judgment without admitting or denying the allegations and will give U.S. securities...
$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia
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20 August, 2021

$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia

Moscow police arrested Kirill Doronin on charges of allegedly defrauding $100 million from his investors, although some reports purport the...
Alchemy Coin CEO sentenced to 7 years for $7M COVID relief and ICO scams
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13 August, 2021

Alchemy Coin CEO sentenced to 7 years for $7M COVID relief and ICO scams

Justin Cheng, who is charged with defrauding the U.S. government with over $7 million in a well-orchestrated COVID relief scam,...
BTC trading scam suspects ordered to pay $1.75M in CFTC lawsuit
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12 August, 2021

BTC trading scam suspects ordered to pay $1.75M in CFTC lawsuit

The three were charged for the scam by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in September 2020 for duping at least...
Mirror Trading International: US enforcement agencies join probe into South Africa scam
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10 August, 2021

Mirror Trading International: US enforcement agencies join probe into South Africa scam

The FBI is reported to be teaming up with liquidators managing the assets of Mirror Trading International, acting on behalf...
Florida man faces fraud charges over $7.3M digital currency app scam
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22 July, 2021

Florida man faces fraud charges over $7.3M digital currency app scam

The SEC announced the charges against Aron Govil of Jacksonville, Florida, who is accused of defrauding investors in his two...
BTC investor sues T-Mobile over alleged SIM swap fraud
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20 July, 2021

BTC investor sues T-Mobile over alleged SIM swap fraud

T-Mobile failed in its duty to protect its users and resulted in the plaintiff’s loss of $55,000 worth of BTC,...
Suspects behind $54M AI-based digital currency scam in Japan arrested
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16 July, 2021

Suspects behind $54M AI-based digital currency scam in Japan arrested

Oz Project claimed to guarantee users that they would get 100% of the principal they put in as well as...
Africypt BTC scam: South Africa regulators, banks and exchanges play blame game
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15 July, 2021

Africypt BTC scam: South Africa regulators, banks and exchanges play blame game

Africrypt was a digital currency investment company targeting the rich and celebrities, until founders Raees and Ameer Cajee claimed earlier...
BitConnect scam US promoters to be hit with $3M settlement by SEC: report
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12 July, 2021

BitConnect scam US promoters to be hit with $3M settlement by SEC: report

The regulator charged six promoters in May, and as per a new report, it’s set to settle with four of...
DROP token creators plead guilty to $1.8M ICO scam, settle with SEC
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8 July, 2021

DROP token creators plead guilty to $1.8M ICO scam, settle with SEC

The two raised $1.9 million by selling over 600 million native tokens, all while issuing false statements, presenting fake profitability...
Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over alleged $300M embezzlement
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8 July, 2021

Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over alleged $300M embezzlement

Claudio Oliveira was the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group, a Brazilian digital currency brokerage company that reportedly lost over...