5 ludicrous cryptocurrency exit scams that regretfully happened in 2018

2018-12-30 13:00

When you say “cryptocurrency,” you’d be forgiven if one of the first things that comes to mind is: “exit scam. ” Exit scams refer to those cunning plots, whereby blockchain startups collect investors money, often through initial coin offerings (ICOs), only to disappear suddenly, along with any the funds raised.

This happens so frequently that by August, more than $100 million in funds contributed to ICOs had been stolen as part of an exit scams in 2018. They’re indeed such a common occurrence, odds are there a handful you have forgotten actually happened this year. While this may not be an…

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Top 6 Cryptocurrency Exit Scams

Every time money is involved in any business model or project, there is a good chance an exit scam will occur sooner or later. In the cryptocurrency industry, such exit scams are a lot more common than one might think.

2019-5-11 20:39	Fraud
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5 classic cryptocurrency scams from 2018 you totally forgot about

Whether it’s multi-million dollar exit scams, Ponzi schemes, or sophisticated networks of remote-controlled Twitter scambots, this year saw some of the most epic and sophisticated cryptocurrency schemes to date.

2018-12-27 13:00	hard fork
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How To Trade Cryptocurrencies Worry-free

For cryptocurrency investors, security and transparency take the driver’s seat when selecting the exchange in which to do their trades. And because several exchanges resulted in exit scams and regulatory non-compliance, investors find it increasingly difficult to find trusted exchange platforms.

2018-12-3 19:00	trading
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US SEC Charges DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather, For Not Disclosing Payments to Shill Centra ICO

Centra, a project that reached a wide audience by celebrity endorsement, collapsed in April, and became one of the high-profile ICO exit scams.

2018-11-30 15:33	News
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ICO Exit Scam? 13,000 Ethereum (ETH), Crypto Startup Disappear Overnight

South Korean ICO Steals $2. 7 Million In Ethereum (ETH) Although the fear of scams in the nascent crypto industry is often well overblown, on Friday, reports arose that an apparently South Korea-based crypto-centric startup pulled a devastating exit scam on its private sale investors, stealing thousands of Ethereum (ETH) in the process.

2018-11-10 04:49	South Korea
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‘We Have No More Funds’: Canadian Exchange MapleChange Exit Scams

A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange has closed down, claiming that a hacker had withdrawn all the funds. But many are suggesting that this is nothing more than an exit scam. A Scam I Am? The exchange, MapleChange, opened in May and listed 62 tokens, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum.

2018-10-30 04:00
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Pincoin ICO Crypto Exit Scam Dupes 32,000 Investors In $660 Million Heist

Pincoin seems to be one of the latest exit scams in the cryptocurrency space. The Initial Coin Offering was able to gather $660 million dollars from 32,000 different investors from all over the world.

2018-10-8 08:39	News
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FuturoCoin Exit Scam Reported to Take Over Failing Crypto MLM FutureAdPro

FutureAdPro hit the two-year mark, longer than most Ponzi MLM scams operate. But there was nothing that could keep them alive with payments sent out higher than what they brought in. The company was known for making payments of $60 while only charging some $50 for new members to sign up. It’s impossible to sustain […]

2018-9-13 18:03	News
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ABLE Project Exit Scammed, and These Crypto Firms are to Blame

It’s not secret that a dauntingly large percentage of ICOs are fraudulent from the start. However, in most cases, it’s quite simple for speculators to separate the scams, and funds are primarily accumulated from inexperienced or otherwise naive investors that the coin offering targets.

2018-9-7 20:00
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Token Bonding Curves and Their Use in Intellectual Property Distribution

Recent years saw ICOs take the cryptocurrency world by storm as the go-to method to raise funds through crowdfunding. If you have the slightest degree of confusion regarding Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), here’s a comprehensive write-up by BTCManager on ICOs.

2018-9-5 15:00	токен
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Self-Proclaimed Pyramid Scheme FOMO3D Pays Out $2.8M In Ethereum (ETH)

Meet The Self-Proclaimed Ponzi Scheme and Exit Scam The cryptocurrency market has its fair share of shady schemes — think Bitconnect or any of the multitude of exit scams that have occurred in the past few years.

2018-8-25 23:08
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Arrested BitConnect kingpin is connected to yet another cryptocurrency scam

Nearly eight months after BitConnect pulled one of the most iconic exit scams in cryptocurrency history, the authorities across the globe are still catching up with the crooks behind the pyramid scheme.

2018-8-20 14:19	hard fork
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Исследование: Почти 70% всех украденных ICO-мошенниками средств пришлось на этот август

Выпущенный Diar отчёт показал, что мошеннические ICO-проекты — exit scams — за всё время обошлись инвесторам приблизительно в $100 млн. , причём львиная доля украденных средств (примерно $68 млн.

2018-8-15 15:26	мошенничество
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These 5 ICO Exit Scams Cost Investors $100 Million

ICO exit scams over the last two years have left people $96. 8 million out of pocket, according to data compiled by blockchain intelligence firm Diar. However, this is only a drop in the ocean with regards to the influx of investment the cryptocurrency space is receiving.

2018-8-15 10:00	#scams
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ICO Exit Scams: Bad Actors Cart Away $100 Million in 2018

While there have been quite many initial coin offerings (ICOs) that have made investors smile to the bank in recent times, there’s no denying that some of these crypto-based fundraisers have also broken the hearts of many.

2018-8-15 10:00	ICO
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ICO Exit Scams Have Cost Investors Nearly $100 Million

ICO exit scams have become a clear and present danger to the integrity of the cryptocurrency crowdsale paradigm. The prevalence of pump and dump ICO schemes threaten to scuttle the belief once held by investors in the potential of ICO token investments.

2018-8-14 21:00	Cryptocurrency News
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Diar Research: ICO Scams Siphoned Off $100M

In the first two weeks of August alone, two ICO exit scams made off with $68 million.

2018-8-15 19:46	News
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Consumers Have Lost Almost $100 Million To ICO Exit Scams

A common criticism that onlookers have for the cryptocurrency industry is that it is rife with scams and criminal wrongdoings. While this is often an unwarranted blanket classification of this nascent industry, research done by Diar, a weekly fintech-focused publication, claims that there are still some bad actors present in this industry According to last week’s […] The post Consumers Have Lost Almost $100 Million To ICO Exit Scams appeared first on Ethereum World News.

2018-8-14 02:36	Scam
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Diar Research Reveals ICO Exit Scams Near $97 Million of Investors Funds

While the cryptocurrency market is certainly maturing and gaining a more professional, trustworthy field, it still has a lot of work to do to walk away from the examples that some ICOs are setting, and that example is that it's nothing more than a playground for scam artists. According to research conducted by Diar, they […]

2018-8-14 01:31	News
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Cryptocurrency exit scams have conned people out of almost $100M

Almost $100 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen by exit scammers, as ICO tokens continue to plummet in value. Indeed, the figures suggest that ICO scams over the last two years total at least $96.

2018-8-13 16:40	hard fork
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Beyond the ICO Part 2: Regulation Breeds Specialization

Fraudulent ICOs have stolen billions in investor capital, damaging market sentiment and capturing negative attention from strong-handed regulators around the world. There’s no doubt that the shape of ICOs is changing–but what role will regulators play in the future development of the ICO model? As market participants begin to adapt to exit scams, a set […] The post Beyond the ICO Part 2: Regulation Breeds Specialization appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2018-8-12 12:00	SEC
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Physical Bitcoin Attacks and Burglaries on the Rise

2018 has seen the cryptocurrency market suffer from a spate of exchange hacks and exit scams as fraudulent activity within the industry seem to be increasing The post Physical Bitcoin Attacks and Burglaries on the Rise appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2018-7-13 10:59
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