
Fraud
BTC escrow firm CEO faces 60 years in jail over alleged $7M scam
John Barry Thompson is charged with two counts of wire fraud and commodities fraud which collectively carry a maximum prison...
SEC charges man involved in Florida digital currency fraud
Thomas J. Gity claimed to be a highly-successful digital asset trader in soliciting investment from at least 18 victims, the...
US regulator demands jury trial for alleged digital currency fraud
The U.S. SEC is pursuing damages from Swedish national Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson on behalf of “thousands of retail investors.”
Estonia e-Residency scheme linked to growing digital currency fraud: report
The e-Residency program in Estonia has been linked to several high profile cryptocurrency frauds, according to official police reports.
French regulator blacklists $2,500-a-day digital currency scam
Autorité des marchés financiers updated its blacklist, adding dozens of firms that are outright scams or aren’t registered in France...
South Korea’s Bithumb exchange is for sale
Bithumb, South Korea’s largest digital currency exchange, is looking to be acquired. According to The Korea Herald, Bithumb is looking