Ponzi Scheme

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...
‘Crypto’ bankers unnerved by TD Bank’s $1.2 billion Ponzi settlement
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1 March, 2023

‘Crypto’ bankers unnerved by TD Bank’s $1.2 billion Ponzi settlement

TD Bank Group stated that it had agreed to a “settlement in principle relating to litigation involving the Stanford Financial...
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...
Celsius tosses scraps to victims, Alex Mashinsky thought himself infallible
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2 February, 2023

Celsius tosses scraps to victims, Alex Mashinsky thought himself infallible

Jenner & Block attorney Shoba Pillay, the bankruptcy court-appointed examiner of the collapsed Celsius crypto lending platform, released a 689-page...
Ireland central bank governor calls digital currencies ‘gambling,’ likens them to Ponzi schemes
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30 January, 2023

Ireland central bank governor calls digital currencies ‘gambling,’ likens them to Ponzi schemes

Echoing BoE Governor Andrew Bailey, Irish central bank's Gabriel Makhlouf warns about the volatility of digital currencies and has called...
Bitconnect promoter ordered to pay $17M to 800 fraud victims
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16 January, 2023

Bitconnect promoter ordered to pay $17M to 800 fraud victims

The DOJ's filings indicate that the project's founders diverted the funds and began operating a "textbook Ponzi scheme by paying...
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