
Ponzi Scheme
US feds arrest 4 suspects in $44M BTC Ponzi schemes
The CFTC and DOJ charged the four with defrauding investors through Empowercoin, Ecoinplus, and JetCoin, which were described as digital...
Ormeus Coin: Siblings face charges over $124M digital currency fraud
Federal authorities said the two siblings marketed Ormeus Coin through roadshows and YouTube videos, falsely claiming to be backed by...
BitConnect founder indicted over $2.4B Ponzi scheme has vanished: SEC
The U.S. securities regulator says Satish Kumbhani can’t be located and has likely relocated from his homeland India to an...
BitConnect founder indicted over $2.4B Ponzi scheme, faces 70 years in prison
A San Diego court charged Satish Kumbhani with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit commodity price manipulation, and international money laundering.
BitConnect victims can proceed with lawsuit vs scam’s promoters, appeals court rules
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an earlier judgment which threw out the class-action lawsuit against the promoters as...
Digital currencies are ‘akin to Ponzi Schemes’: RBI deputy
Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar at the Reserve Bank of India likened digital currencies to Ponzi schemes and said banning...