Fraud

Miami-based BKCoin shut down over alleged $100M digital asset Ponzi scheme
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7 March, 2023

Miami-based BKCoin shut down over alleged $100M digital asset Ponzi scheme

The U.S. securities regulator has obtained an asset freeze, appointed a receiver, and acquired other emergency relief against BKCoin and...
Binance chats expose sham behind Binance.US ‘independence’
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7 March, 2023

Binance chats expose sham behind Binance.US ‘independence’

Wall Street Journal recently reported on internal communications that poke larger holes in Binance’s repeated assertions that the Binance.US exchange...
FTX’s Nishad Singh pleads guilty, tightens legal screws on Sam Bankman-Fried
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1 March, 2023

FTX’s Nishad Singh pleads guilty, tightens legal screws on Sam Bankman-Fried

Nishad Singh entered guilty pleas to six criminal charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, money laundering, and...
4 Forsage founders indicted in Oregon over $340M Ponzi scheme
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25 February, 2023

4 Forsage founders indicted in Oregon over $340M Ponzi scheme

The founders paraded Forsage as a DeFi investment platform that could give lucrative returns on deposits and claimed that the...
Sam Bankman-Fried gets fresh indictment including bank fraud charges
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24 February, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried gets fresh indictment including bank fraud charges

A fresh slew of charges was brought against Sam Bankman-Fried, which was triggered after opening a bank account that he...
Digital asset scams dip 46% to $6 billion in 2022, but romance scams still prevalent: Chainalysis
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22 February, 2023

Digital asset scams dip 46% to $6 billion in 2022, but romance scams still prevalent: Chainalysis

Chainalysis reports that scammers brought in $5.9 billion in 2022, a dip from the $11 billion from previous year, although...
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