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China Crypto Clampdown: An Effort by the Government to Meet its Monetary Goals- Chainalysis Report

The annual spring rains have brought plentiful changes in China this year. The Chinese Communist Party, CCP has declared a war on cryptocurrencies and stands in the process of banning them countrywide. While the dynamic emerges puzzling at first, evidence suggests that the CCP understands the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and wants to

Mansi Singh August 11, 2021

The annual spring rains have brought plentiful changes in China this year. The Chinese Communist Party, CCP has declared a war on cryptocurrencies and stands in the process of banning them countrywide. While the dynamic emerges puzzling at first, evidence suggests that the CCP understands the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, and wants to

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Crypto Scam: Hong Kong Authorities Bust HK$1.2 Billion Crypto Laundering, Arrests Four

In a recent bust of a money laundering case involving cryptocurrencies, Hong Kong authorities have arrested four people. Reportedly, the suspects have laundered a massive HK$1.2 billion ($150 million) funneled through bank accounts in Singapore over the last 15 months. Taking note of this, the Hong Kong Customs had launched operation “Coin Breaker” last week

Bhushan Akolkar July 15, 2021

In a recent bust of a money laundering case involving cryptocurrencies, Hong Kong authorities have arrested four people. Reportedly, the suspects have laundered a massive HK$1.2 billion ($150 million) funneled through bank accounts in Singapore over the last 15 months. Taking note of this, the Hong Kong Customs had launched operation “Coin Breaker” last week

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Dummy WallStreetBets Crypto Pumps Telegram Group Dupe Investors In $2 Million Scam

The altcoins market is bustling with new all-time highs and crypto scammers are once again round the corner. Members of the popular WallStreetBets Reddit forum were recently targeted by a spammy and dummy Telegram group duping investors of $2 million in losses. In the latest crypto scam, a dummy Telegram account dubbed ‘WallStreetBets Crypto Pumps’

Bhushan Akolkar May 5, 2021

The altcoins market is bustling with new all-time highs and crypto scammers are once again round the corner. Members of the popular WallStreetBets Reddit forum were recently targeted by a spammy and dummy Telegram group duping investors of $2 million in losses. In the latest crypto scam, a dummy Telegram account dubbed ‘WallStreetBets Crypto Pumps’

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Bitcoin [BTC] Scams Rise Again Amid Rising US Presidential Elections Uncertainty

A fake Elon Musk on Twitter was seen pulling a crypto scam under the garb of celebrating the results of the US Presidential elections 2020. The tweet posted a link and asked the readers to visit the website in the link and donate bitcoin, and in return, they will get double the amount they have

Prashant Jha November 5, 2020

A fake Elon Musk on Twitter was seen pulling a crypto scam under the garb of celebrating the results of the US Presidential elections 2020. The tweet posted a link and asked the readers to visit the website in the link and donate bitcoin, and in return, they will get double the amount they have

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Active Bitcoin Sextortion Scam Rakes in From 3rd Victim: Report

A user seems to have fallen into the trap of an online ‘sextortion scam.’ The transaction was reported by Whale Alert which records a ~$1000 USD transfer made via Bitcoin to the scammer. ⚠️ A payment of 0.1115 #BTC (1,050 USD) was made to a confirmed Sextortion scam! Details: https://t.co/L25blDXkbJ — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) June

Nivesh Rustgi June 22, 2020

A user seems to have fallen into the trap of an online ‘sextortion scam.’ The transaction was reported by Whale Alert which records a ~$1000 USD transfer made via Bitcoin to the scammer. ⚠️ A payment of 0.1115 #BTC (1,050 USD) was made to a confirmed Sextortion scam! Details: https://t.co/L25blDXkbJ — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) June

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Alert: Couple Loses Over 14,000 XRP Tokens On a Ledger Chrome Extension

Couple loses over 14,000 XRP tokens (~$2,500) on a Chrome Ledger hardware wallet extension. The amount was sent to a whale account holding over $2.5 million USD in XRP tokens. Scam wallet has stolen over 1.4 million XRP tokens in March. In the early morning hours on Saturday, a post on Reddit by Lean Nekera,

Lujan Odera July 24, 2020

Couple loses over 14,000 XRP tokens (~$2,500) on a Chrome Ledger hardware wallet extension. The amount was sent to a whale account holding over $2.5 million USD in XRP tokens. Scam wallet has stolen over 1.4 million XRP tokens in March. In the early morning hours on Saturday, a post on Reddit by Lean Nekera,

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John Mcafee Says He Can Sort Out “Dire Problem” of Crypto Scams on Twitter in 24 Hours

Crypto scams have become a common phenomenon on Twitter. High profile individuals now have to remind their followers not to send any crypto to accounts purporting to be them. Jack Dorsey, who is a crypto fan has been aware of this but doesn’t seem to have a curb on it. Now, one of the most

John Kiguru February 5, 2020

Crypto scams have become a common phenomenon on Twitter. High profile individuals now have to remind their followers not to send any crypto to accounts purporting to be them. Jack Dorsey, who is a crypto fan has been aware of this but doesn’t seem to have a curb on it. Now, one of the most

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Crypto Scam: Formula One Team Sponsorer Vanishes After Lying for a Year

Financial.org, an unregulated financial advisory firm, shut down operations. The British firm blocked and converted users funds to a cryptocurrency, FOIN. It was a lead sponsor-er of Formula F1 team Williams Martini Racing.  Financial.org was under regulatory oversight from eight nations – Britain, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and the UAE. Reportedly, the firm primarily

Nivesh Rustgi September 7, 2019

Financial.org, an unregulated financial advisory firm, shut down operations. The British firm blocked and converted users funds to a cryptocurrency, FOIN. It was a lead sponsor-er of Formula F1 team Williams Martini Racing.  Financial.org was under regulatory oversight from eight nations – Britain, Indonesia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, and the UAE. Reportedly, the firm primarily

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PlusToken Update: Report Confirms Spending of 5,575 Bitcoins Two Days Ago

The recent revelation on the movement of Bitcoin from PlusToken’s account has received confirmation from the blockchain analysis of Bitcoin. Pickshield inc., a blockchain security company that also provides research on existing projects reported that more than 5000 BTC was moved from associated PlusTokens account. Dovey Wan Brings Attention to PlusToken Accounts on Twitter Dovey

Nivesh Rustgi August 16, 2019

The recent revelation on the movement of Bitcoin from PlusToken’s account has received confirmation from the blockchain analysis of Bitcoin. Pickshield inc., a blockchain security company that also provides research on existing projects reported that more than 5000 BTC was moved from associated PlusTokens account. Dovey Wan Brings Attention to PlusToken Accounts on Twitter Dovey

Australia – Top Agency Reports Crypto Scams Jump By 190% in 2018, here’s How
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Australia – Top Agency Reports Crypto Scams Jump By 190% in 2018, here’s How
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Australia: ACCC Reports Crypto Scams Jump By 190% in 2018, Here’s How

On one hand Australia is becoming a top nation to allow crypto and blockchain revolution, on the other hand, crypto scams in Australia have appeared to jump up by 190% in 2018. Very recently, Coingape reported how Aussies can now be able to use Bitcoin, lightening network and other altcoins to buy Kebabs in one

Tabassum April 29, 2019

On one hand Australia is becoming a top nation to allow crypto and blockchain revolution, on the other hand, crypto scams in Australia have appeared to jump up by 190% in 2018. Very recently, Coingape reported how Aussies can now be able to use Bitcoin, lightening network and other altcoins to buy Kebabs in one

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Are You Sure Hackers Are Not Stealing Your Cryptocurrency?

A bitcoin craze has certainly been going on in the economy! With the value of the cryptocurrency reaching to $20,000 in December last year, an all-time high, it has garnered the attention of people from all over the world. Though the value of bitcoin has dropped down to somewhere around $9000, everyone still wants a

Achal Arya March 28, 2018

A bitcoin craze has certainly been going on in the economy! With the value of the cryptocurrency reaching to $20,000 in December last year, an all-time high, it has garnered the attention of people from all over the world. Though the value of bitcoin has dropped down to somewhere around $9000, everyone still wants a