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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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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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A Texas bankruptcy court has slammed the door on Nathan Fuller, denying his discharge in a landmark move. His attempt to use Chapter 7 to erase debts from an exposed crypto Ponzi scheme backfired, setting a powerful precedent. According to…
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DOJ prosecutors trace a path of stolen Bitcoin from hijacked phones through a complex web of wallets, culminating in a series of circular transactions at an online casino designed to mask the illicit funds’ origins. According to a September 9…
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D.C.’s attorney general is taking aim at Athena Bitcoin, accusing the ATM operator of knowingly enabling scams that drained seniors’ savings. Nearly every deposit, investigators claim, came from fraud schemes that the company ignored while pocketing hidden fees. On September…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has formed a new cross-border task force to combat transnational fraud, including pump-and-dump schemes. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will take the fight against fraud to foreign-based companies with a new cross-border task…
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Hong Kong SFC regulators have issued a statement, warning investors to exercise caution as trading risks and fraud are on the rise following the implementation of Stablecoin Ordinance on August 1. According to a report by local media Zhitong Finance,…
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Do Kwon stood in federal court wearing an orange jumpsuit, a far cry from his days as the brash founder of Terraform Labs. The once hailed blockchain visionary, facing life behind bars, took a deal that could see him out…
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