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Metronome (MET) Keeps Faith in Ethereum Classic (ETC) Network Even After a 51% Attack

Greed and capitalism have had a long and co-dependent relationship. However, human greed knows no bounds and people are always scheming to profit, regardless of the legality of the operation. From Ponzi schemes to outright theft, no industry is isolated from them, January 5th was just another reminder of this fact. At the start of […] дальше »

2019-2-11 21:26


Ethereum’s Blockchain Gets Voted as Most Popular for Crypto Scams, Fake ICOs and Ponzi Scheme Exits

Ethereum has proven to steadily be out of step with being secure for users, with a large number of scams blighting the blockchain, according to recent research. According to the report, which was conducted by the specialist research analytics firm, Chainanalysis: Ethereum continues to be one of the most commonly used blockchains for conducting scams […] дальше »

2019-2-5 21:49


US SEC Announces Woodbridge Group of Companies Has to Pay $1 Billion in Penalties

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on January 28 that Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC has to pay $1 billion in penalties and disgorgements. The decision was taken by a federal court in Florida after considering the company operated a Ponzi scheme aimed at retail investors. Court orders $1 billion judgment against operators […] дальше »

2019-1-29 17:53


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Simon Dixon Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of Bitcoin

With the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin’s launch under the industry’s belt, it’s hard to believe how far the space has traveled in that time. Bitcoin Magazine has asked a number of long-time members of the space to reflect on their experiences, and published author Simon Dixon spoke with us about some of his observations over the years. дальше »

2019-1-26 01:44


Stox Founder Moshe Hogeg Faces $5 Million Lawsuit Following Claims of ICO Being a Ponzi Scheme

Stox is a company that was launched by Moshe Hogeg in 2013 as a subsidiary of Invest.com, another business of Hogeg’s. Despite already being life, Hogeg chose to wait until last year to officially launch an initial coin offering (ICO), which many people may remember for its promotion by boxer Floyd Mayweather. As a result […] дальше »

2019-1-25 09:33


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Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam

In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors out of millions of dollars. Authorities formally charged a 47-year-old man surnamed Lin, along with six accomplices, with violating Taiwan‘s Banking and Multi-Level Marketing Supervision acts with a fake Bitcoin investment scam, reports FocusTaiwan. дальше »

2019-1-18 16:03


Australian BitConnect boss hit with asset freeze and travel ban

Australian authorities have frozen the assets of BitConnect promoter John Bigatton, as international investigations into the world’s biggest cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme continue. As per request by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the federal court also issued Bigatton with a travel ban, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. дальше »

2019-1-8 14:24


Crypto Ponzi Scheme “Coin Signals” Faces The Music As Silver Miller Officially Files Lawsuit

Crypto Ponzi Scheme Faces The Music – Silver Miller Officially Files Lawsuit Anyone that has a shred of experience in the world of investing will know what a Ponzi scheme is. And nowhere is more cleaned up in terms of overly-optimistic investment capital than in the cryptocurrency world. One, in particular, has managed to spin […] дальше »

2018-12-28 04:44


GainBitcoin Crypto Scammer’s Nearly 452 Bitcoin (BTC) Seized by Indian Authorities

The GainBitcoin Ponzi scheme was among the most significant Bitcoin schemes to hit the crypto space. In addition to stirring up a new round of panic and accusations that the cryptocurrency community ought to be more properly regulated, this Ponzi scheme is linked to another scam which set the stage for the OneCoin MLM scam, […] дальше »

2018-12-23 04:02


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Bitcoin Worth $1.8 Million Confiscated From Suspected Fraudster

The local authorities in Pune, India, recently confiscated 452 Bitcoins worth $1. 8 million from suspect involved in notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. India’s Biggest Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme According to The Times of India, authorities of the cybercrime department in the city of Pune, India, recently recovered 452 Bitcoins (BTC) worth $1. дальше »

2018-12-22 11:14


Crypto “experts” from Twitter and YouTube are harming new BTC owners with their predictions. What happened with $20k, $50k by EOY predictions?

Everyone loves predicting what the future holds for Bitcoin these days. “Filthy nocoiners” like your family member you are having dinner with or that friend who just had a beer too many will often tell you it’s all a bubble, it’s just “neckbeard” Ponzi scheme controlled by a single entity which will crash soon enough […] The post Crypto “experts” from Twitter and YouTube are harming new BTC owners with their predictions. дальше »

2018-12-2 02:20


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European Central Bank Executive Dubs Crypto “Evil Spawn” of Financial Crisis

An executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure, dealt a verbal blow to bitcoin and the infant cryptocurrency industry when he termed the digital currency “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster,” per a report by Bloomberg, published November 15, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-19 09:00


8 arrested for running $68M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in Japan

Japan has another cryptocurrency scam to recover from as police have arrested a group suspected of running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. Today, Tokyo police arrested eight men thought to be connected to a Ponzi scheme that collected over $68 million in cryptocurrency from around 6,000 people, local news the Asahi Shimbun reports. дальше »

2018-11-14 19:02


Latest Crypto MLM Ponzi Scheme Collapses As FirstCoin Club Faces Accusations Of Fraud

FirstCoin Club Collapses Amidst Accusations Of Fraud Never trust a Ponzi scheme. It should be obvious, right? Unfortunately, it’s generally not. FirstCoin Club was a Ponzi scheme launched in 2017 that called out the attention of many investors who used their real money and got the useless altcoin of the company as a prize. As […] дальше »

2018-11-13 01:18