Scams
US Man Admits Using Bitcoin to Help Launder $630K From Romance, Lottery Scams
Austin Nedved pleaded guilty to involvement in scams that reaped over $600,000 by targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
Bitcoin Scam Using Unauthorized Celebrity Images in Ads Traced to Moscow: Report
A Guardian Australia investigation traced the source of a major crypto scam using Google ads to addresses in Moscow.
Russian Prime Minister Pledges to 'Civilize' Crypto Market and Prevent Scams
Changes to the law will bring Russia's crypto users more protections against fraud, said Mikhail Mishustin.
Texas Financial Regulators Crack Down on 15 Alleged Crypto Scams
Many of the alleged crypto scams had a common tactic: savvy social media posts to draw victims in.
Hackers, Scammers Have Stolen $7.6B in Crypto Since 2011
Billions of dollars have been stolen through exchange hacks and scams, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Crystal Blockchain.
Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC
Venture Capital Investments Ltd. raised $534,829 from 72 victims, falsely promising to invest funds in bitcoin and other assets.
FTC Sending More Than $470K to People Duped by My7Network, 'Bitcoin Funding Team' Scams
The FTC is sending PayPal payments totaling more than $470,000 to people who lost money to two pyramid schemes involving cryptocurrencies.
Binance Recovers $344K From Scam DeFi Project Launched on Its Platform
Having raised the funds at launch on Binance Smart Chain in October, the operator fled with users' cryptocurrency "within an hour," Binance said.
New Blockchain Program Aims to Counter Fake Viewer Data, Scam Ads
The platform targeted at combating scams advertised in video ads deploys a combination of Theta’s blockchain, Google’s BigQuery solution and Chainlink’s oracles.
YouTube Ignored Warnings About XRP 'Giveaway' Scams, Ripple Says
Ripple has disputed YouTube's claims it knew nothing about XRP scams on its site, saying it alerted the video platform hundreds of times.
