Cryptocurrency scammers have netted $4.26B so far this year, report

Cryptocurrency scammers have netted $4.26B so far this year, report
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2019-8-13 12:22

Cryptocurrency scammers continued to swindle funds throughout Q2 2019, netting approximately $4. 26 billion so far this year. According to CipherTrace latest report, insider thefts were by far the largest offenders, netting massive loses on investors and cryptocurrency exchange users.

If things carry on the way they are, 2019 could go down in cryptocurrency history as the year of the exit scam. Aside from the QuadrigaCX disaster, Plus Token app, a cryptocurrency wallet and exchange (and alleged Ponzi scheme based in South Korea) is thought to have defrauded millions of victims out of a staggering $2. 9 billion in cryptocurrency assets. In terms…

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