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Scams remain a major issue in crypto, with scam news exposing fraudulent projects, Ponzi schemes, and phishing attacks. Investors face risks from fake tokens, rug pulls, and phishing websites that steal private keys. As regulators crack down on bad actors, education and security measures remain vital in preventing fraud.
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A user lost nearly $50m in a stablecoin address poisoning scam after copying a fake address, as U.S. senators push the SAFE Crypto Act to tackle rising crypto fraud. A cryptocurrency user lost nearly $50 million in an address poisoning…
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700Credit says a network breach exposed names, Social Security numbers and financial data of 5.8m+ Americans, prompting regulators and law firms to warn of identity theft risks. A data breach at credit reporting firm 700Credit has potentially exposed personal information…
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Binance co-CEO Yi He’s old WeChat account was hacked on Dec. 9, allowing scammers to push a memecoin called MUBARA in a coordinated pump-and-dump. Binance co-CEO Yi He, newly appointed to serve alongside Richard Teng, became the target of a…
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Scammers used a fake DBS crypto trading app and WhatsApp group to steal over $130,000 from a retired engineer, prompting cybercrime warnings from authorities. Authorities have issued warnings about fraudulent crypto trading investment schemes following an incident in which a…
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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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Monad’s first week on mainnet hasn’t been entirely smooth, with users now reporting spoofed ERC-20 token transfers after mainnet launch. Reports regarding widespread spoofing incidents began circulating on Tuesday, Nov. 25, a day after the mainnet debut. Monad co-founder and…
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U.K. authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Basis Markets, a failed crypto hedge fund accused of fleecing retail investors out of $28 million. Two men, believed to have played key roles in operating the scheme, were arrested on Monday…
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Travis Ford, the co-founder of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading Company, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty over his role in a $9.4 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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Davis, a crypto entrepreneur, proved persuasive enough to reportedly enlist Javier Milei, Melania Trump, and even Kanye West in promotional efforts tied to his memecoins.
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How did the Chinese cryptoqueen build a $6.5 billion Bitcoin empire before her arrest exposed one of the largest crypto crimes in history? Chinese cryptoqueen’s billion-dollar scam exposed Crypto’s long history with scams has added another chapter, one that stretches…
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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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Chinese scammer Zhimin Qian, who defrauded over 128,000 victims and stashed billions in Bitcoin, is expected to face more than a decade in prison. Qian, along with her accomplices, ran a sprawling Ponzi scheme that promised sky-high returns to unsuspecting…
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Prosecutors in the United States have charged Cambodia’s Prince Group with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, after seizing over $14 billion worth of Bitcoin as part of one of the biggest financial takedowns in history. Cambodia’s Prince Group is…
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U.S. federal agents have seized a historic $15 billion in Bitcoin, allegedly the proceeds of a Cambodian criminal network that forced trafficked individuals to run sophisticated cryptocurrency “pig butchering” scams on a global scale. On Oct. 14, the U.S. Department…
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Pi Network price continued its strong crash during the weekend, moving to its lowest level on record.
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On Oct. 5, 2025, one of the best-known bitcoin advocates, the founder of Strategy, Michael Saylor, told the YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, to buy bitcoin. It was a reply to the post in which MrBeast voiced his…
