Business 19 February 2019

Thailand crypto mining scam allegedly victimizes 140

A crypto mining site has been accused of stealing as much as $1.34 million from its investors.

Business 18 February 2019

India rocked by another crypto scam

Local police in India have arrested a new group for defrauding crypto investors.

Editorial 18 February 2019

Jimmy Song’s desperate need to be relevant

The man who is most memorable for his cowboy hat rather than his ideas or creations in the BTC world has created a rambling video attacking Bitcoin SV, CoinGeek founder Calvin Ayre and Dr. Craig Wright. We look at each of his claims one by one.

Business 14 February 2019

Crypto in Africa: Kenyan breakthrough and justice for Ghana scammers

Kenya sees breakthroughs in their water problems while Ghana continues to face cryptocurrency scams.

Business 14 February 2019

Police: ‘Battle royale’ gamers stole $2.47M from Turkish crypto firm

Twenty-four suspects have been arrested in a simultaneous operation, after Turkish police received reports of a theft of cryptocurrencies.

Business 13 February 2019

Scammers stealing crypto with fake IDs: report

The so-called ‘Deep Fakes’ are already posing challenges for exchanges in verifying the identity of account holders, with the use of doctored verification photos rife, according to reports.

Business 12 February 2019

Scam alert: Fraudsters seek to raise money by impersonating Bakkt

Fraudsters have developed a website that claims to be raising money for the development of Bakkt.

Business 7 February 2019

FCA issues scam alert after £197M lost to scams in 2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to investors over investment scams, many of which are connected to unregulated cryptocurrency companies in the United Kingdom alone.

Business 5 February 2019

MyEtherWallet warns against phishing attempts after January hack

The firm asked its users to ignore an email that's doing the rounds asking them for personal information.

Business 31 January 2019

Singapore scammers use fake government approval to lure investors

Authorities in Singapore have warned the public not to be misled by companies that are fraudulently claiming the government has officially adopted a digital currency.

Business 30 January 2019

Trinidad and Tobago warn against the use of cryptocurrencies

Trinidad and Tobago authorities gave the warning because many of the virtual currencies promised high returns but end up being fraudulent schemes.

Business 29 January 2019

Localbitcoins attackers steal $28,000 worth of cryptocurrencies

LocalBicoins was attacked, and the thieves were able to access accounts on the platform and empty funds from affected accounts.