Titanium Blockchain CEO Pleads Guilty in $21M Securities Fraud Case
Michael Stollery admitted to carrying out a fraudulent initial coin offering in 2018.
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Jul 25, 2022 at 9:02 p.m. UTC
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CFTC Charges South African Bitcoin Club Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud
MTI’s self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.
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Jun 30, 2022 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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FBI Says LinkedIn Is Being Used for Crypto Scams: Report
Most of the scammers have been traced to Southeast Asia. One group of victims said they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
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Jun 17, 2022 at 7:57 p.m. UTC
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Consumers Lost Over $1B to Crypto Fraud Since January 2021, FTC Says
Crypto is quickly becoming the "payment of choice for many scammers," says the agency.
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Jun 3, 2022 at 3:44 p.m. UTC
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CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Sam Ikkurty and Ravishankar Avadhanam are accused of using YouTube videos to dupe would-be clients into investing in various crypto funds.
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May 19, 2022 at 9:55 p.m. UTC
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CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report
Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud.
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May 18, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. UTC
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The Human Cost of Lunatic Hubris
Terraform Labs' Do Kwon and his collaborators sold a bad bet to thousands of everyday folks. We're beginning to see how immense the harm was.
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May 13, 2022 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
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N.Y. Man Arrested, Charged With Fraud for Alleged Role in $59M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
The FBI says Eddy Alexandre promised investors he could double their money with a “robo-adviser” – and then spent their money on luxury cars and business expenses.
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May 12, 2022 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
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5 US States Issue Emergency Orders to Shut Down Metaverse Casino With Alleged Russian Ties
A multi-state cease-and-desist letter issued Wednesday calls the Flamingo Casino Club “simply a high tech scam.”
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May 11, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
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Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto
Archegos levered a small basket of equities to the moon before it imploded - and took big stocks down with it. Similarly overlooked risks in crypto could leave traders holding the bag.
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Apr 29, 2022 at 6:42 p.m. UTC
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