Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has identified 146 financial pyramid schemes in only six months this year. Fraudsters often lure people with weak financial literacy into investment scams linked to cryptocurrencies or crypto mining operations.
Pyram...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
Anonymous sources have revealed that Tether is being investigated for allegedly hiding from banks that transactions were crypto-related
Hong Kong-based stablecoin company Tether is facing a probe from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), according to...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
It’s incredible how quickly all of the legacy financial institutions rushed into crypto as soon as it was apparent that their system was failing. They can’t allow an alternative that they don’t control. If you can’t beat em, join em. Good job JPMorga...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
In 2019, a man with Fabio-like hair entered the cryptocurrency scene with questionable claims when he told a slew of people he helped co-found the creation of Bitcoin. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor named Jörg Molt not only offered a &ldqu...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / Binance - 2 years ago
Hi - i just have a question - I've had my ETH adress just set it up a month ago. I got to withdraw and Binance comes up with an alert saying my address is suspected of fraud. Should I make a new address? Do we have a work around about this? I hop...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
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.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
The Spanish Congress has approved the antifraud law that was amended last month by the senate. Spanish citizens must now inform about their crypto holdings even outside the country. The new law further establishes severe fines for citizens who fail t...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 years ago
The lawsuit is a result of a failed attempt to launch a Bithumb exchange in Thailand.
A 3S rendering of bitcoin seen in this illustration that also shows Bithumb’s logo
Top-level executives of the Bithumb exchange are facing a criminal lawsuit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Claudio Oliveira, owner of the Bitcoin Bank in Brazil and known as the ‘King of Bitcoin,’ was arrested yesterday for his alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving $300 million. According to inquiries from federal authorities, Oliv...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A major British bank, Natwest, has put a limit on fund transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges over concerns of fraud and scams related to cryptocurrencies. The bank is also blocking payments to a number of cryptocurrency asset firms. Natwest says the...
by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago
& & & & & I invested in dfinity 3.5 years ago in the private sale and I've been trying my best to get answers but Dfinity doesn't answer questions that might make them look unsavory or require them. I don't know how to properly organize...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
The move awards another victory to former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès. A federal judge has rejected a bid for class certification from clients of the defunct Japanese B...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 years ago
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 bu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
TSB, a British bank, is planning to ban cryptocurrency purchases due to fraud concerns. The company reported an alarming number of fraudulent transactions on cryptocurrency purchases. Reportedly, transactions involving Binance, the cryptocurrency exc...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to local media, leading South African financial institution FNB is denying allegations of a banking relationship with the recently collapsed crypto investment company, Africrypt. FNB also insists it did not enable the investment company&rsq...