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Fraud remains a persistent issue in crypto, with fraud news exposing financial crimes, Ponzi schemes, and deceptive investment projects. From insider trading to fake exchanges, bad actors continue to exploit regulatory gaps. As governments and blockchain forensics improve enforcement, the industry is working to build trust and transparency.
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Vietnam detained ONUS-linked suspects in an alleged crypto fraud probe involving token sale promotions, price manipulation, and user losses.
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CoinDCX co-founders won bail after a Thane court found no prima facie case in a cheating complaint tied to a fake trading platform in India.
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Resolv Labs confirms no assets lost after an exploit minted 80 million unbacked USR tokens, leading to price instability and swift DeFi responses.
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CoinDCX founders questioned in fraud case after a fake site scammed users. The exchange denies involvement and emphasizes rising phishing threats.
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A new investigation claims that employees at crypto trading platform Axiom abused internal tools to access private user data and profit from insider trading. On Feb. 26, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed report on X accusing staff at Axiom…
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Australian authorities have charged two men following an investigation into an alleged $5 million cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted vulnerable victims across the country. Australia steps up crypto fraud crackdown The New South Wales Police Force said detectives from its…
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Ex SafeMoon CEO Braden Karony has received a 100-month sentence for stealing millions in customer funds and using them for personal gains. A United States District Judge passed the sentencing in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday. Karony was convicted…
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A U.S. federal court has sentenced a key figure behind a global cryptocurrency investment scam to 20 years in prison, capping one of the largest crypto-fraud prosecutions tied to so-called “pig butchering” schemes. The operation defrauded victims of more than…
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A Utah man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for orchestrating a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that resulted in losses exceeding $2.9 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah.
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Utah resident Brian Gary Sewell has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in defrauding investors out of roughly $2.9 million through an unlicensed cryptocurrency business. Sewell pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to…
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A Canadian scammer masquerading as a support executive from crypto exchange Coinbase has stolen over $2 million in crypto from unsuspecting users. An investigation led by independent on-chain sleuth ZachXBT has uncovered a sophisticated social engineering scheme where the fraudster…
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Years of investigative work by European police teams and cyber specialists spanned across multiple countries and digital platforms. Here's what they found.
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The United States Justice Department has seized a web domain linked to a scam compound in Burma that ran cryptocurrency investment scams. U.S. authorities have shut down the domain tickmilleas.com, which posed as a trading platform but was actually part…
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Scammers tricked victims into downloading a fake mobile crypto exchange app, and stole their funds if they made a transfer. Crypto-related fraud is becoming more sophisticated, and law enforcement is stepping up. On Thursday, November 13, Federal authorities have seized…
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Zhimin Qian, the Chinese “cryptoqueen” arrested for masterminding a $5.5 billion Bitcoin scam, has received an 11-year jail sentence in the U.K.
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On-chain evidence has emerged showing that Avantis’ recent airdrop was exploited in a $4 million sybil attack. Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps just released a detailed breakdown of a coordinated Sybil attack that exploited the recent Avantis (AVNT) airdrop. The data…
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