The former FTX CEO arrested. Sam Bankman-Fried, who led the cryptocurrency exchange has been arrested in the Bahamas. The fall of the exchange has got him into this trouble. He was scheduled to appear and testify in Congress on the 13th of December 2022 regarding the fall of the crypto …
Read More »CoinDeal Crypto Scheme Creator Charged With $45Mn Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today has charged the CoinDeal Crypto Scheme Creator and various others for their involvement in raising over $45 million. The accused are Neil Chandran, Garry Davidson, Michael Glaspie, Amy Mossel, Linda Knott, AEO Publishing Inc, Banner Co-Op, Inc, and BannersGo, LLC. The accused had …
Read More »Know The Reasons For Over $1Bn Crypto Scam Losses
The crypto domain has stretched far in an extremely unprecedented manner over the last few years. However, the growing popularity has also led to increasing frauds and scams in the sector. According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released on June 3, 2022, the crypto scam losses amount to …
Read More »Crypto Online Investment Fraud: What Are EU Agencies Upto?
By the end of the year 2022, crypto scammers have shifted their focus towards duping cryptocurrency investors. They potentially target those crypto investors who are desperately trying to cope with their year-long losses. The European government agencies had led international law enforcement operations. They have also joined crypto entrepreneurs and …
Read More »U.S. Records The First Insider Crypto Trading Case
The U.S. Federal authorities have charged an ex-Coinbase product manager, his brother, and a Houston man in an insider crypto trading case. The most notable fact here was that this was regarded as the first insider trading case that the U.S. government recorded. Since insider cryptocurrency trading is a serious …
Read More »Sophos Investigates Cyber Fraud Operations, Confirms Crypto-Romance Scams
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released details of two expansive Cyber Fraud Operations, still operational, pig butchering or shazhu pan rings (elaborate and lengthy financial fraud scams that can cost victims thousands of dollars) that scammers are operating from Asia. One …
Read More »Man Loses $1.2 Million In Silicon Valley Crypto Scam
A man based in the Bay Area, California, lost about $1.2 million in a Silicon Valley crypto scam that was targeted at many other investors in the region. Federal investigators noted that such fraud cases are known as “pig butchering,” which are growing at an increasing rate across California. Most …
Read More »Brazilian Prosecutors Probe A Amazon Forest NFT Selling Company
Nemus, a Brazillian company that sells non-fungible tokens (NFTs) says that these are linked to the physical land in the nation’s Amazon rainforests. While the connection of the actual land with Amazon Forest NFT seems interesting there is a loophole in it. Brazilian prosecutors recently asked the company to prove …
Read More »U.S. Fed Stops Crypto Lender Voyager From Misleading Customers
The U.S. Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently ordered crypto lender Voyager Digital to stop spreading misinformation about it being insured by the government among its customers. The regulatory bodies clearly confirmed that there was no government accountability involved if crypto lender Voyager’s customer funds were at …
Read More »Bitcoin ATM Theft: Arrest Of The Suspects & More Important Updates
Bitcoin ATM Theft is getting into trend these days. After a series of Bitcoin ATM thefts in Surrey and Langley, one suspect has been charged and arrested, while the investigators are seeking the help of the public to catch the second suspect. According to Surrey RCMP, a 24 year old …
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