
Ponzi Scheme
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...
Coin Signals man pleads guilty to $5M BTC Ponzi scheme, faces 10 years in prison
Jeremy Spence, 25, posed as a successful trader, lured investors and made off with over $5 million, according to the...
SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2B scam as promoter pleads guilty
The securities regulator has levied a new action against BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani and the lead U.S. promoter after they...
$100M BTC Ponzi scheme Finiko founder arrested in Russia
Moscow police arrested Kirill Doronin on charges of allegedly defrauding $100 million from his investors, although some reports purport the...
SEC charges ‘BTCTre’ Trevon James and others who promoted BitConnect
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will commence action against a group of well-known online "influencers" associated with...