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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...
Digital currency scams are ‘flavor of the year’: SEC official
The assistant regional director of the SEC’s Atlanta office pointed out that digital currencies are now the “in thing” and...
Brazilian police seize record $29M in alleged digital currency investment scam
The $29 million was seized from a BTC consultancy in Rio de Janeiro and the founder arrested, alleging that he...
Google takes down 8 fake digital currency mining apps, but 100+ still online
Trend Micro discovered the eight fake apps in its study and alerted Google to take them down, but it says...
BitConnect promoters enter $3.7M and 190 BTC settlement with SEC
Michael Crypto and Joshua Jeppesen agreed to the judgment without admitting or denying the allegations and will give U.S. securities...
$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...