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An Indian man allegedly kidnapped two men involved with the $2.4 billion BitConnect Ponzi scheme to recover losses. Shailesh Babulal Bhatt was an investor in BitConnect Coin, a token circulated as the platform’s native cryptocurrency, and according to a statement…
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Australian court convicts John Bigatton, BitConnect promoter, of providing unlicensed financial advice between 2017 and 2018. Aussie John Louis Anthony Bigatton, the national promoter of the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, has been convicted by the Sydney District Court of providing unlicensed…
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John Bigatton, a former promoter of the notorious BitConnect scheme, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges
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Explore the most significant proven market manipulations in crypto history to date. The crypto and defi space is full of innovation and opportunities but also of risks and challenges. One of the most serious problems plaguing the industry is market…
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Almost four years after the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme's demise, hundreds of investors will share in $17 million restitution.
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Throughout the Bitcoin sector’s 13-year existence, the lack of regulatory norms on money laundering and other criminal activity has been a source of contention. While standards are largely acknowledged to have improved, worldwide regulators and policymakers have expressed worry about…
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Once beloved, now forsaken, BitConnect was the hottest thing in the market for a good year before the broader market realized this was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. People all over the world fell victim to the exuberance of the…
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Twitter user @SandorReport tweeted on May 20, 2019, that cryptocurrency exchange Cobinhood had pulled an exit scam after it suspiciously filed for bankruptcy and appointed a liquidator to lay off its entire staff. The exchange, however, has not yet confirmed…
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As the BitConnect saga slowly unravels, an Australian BitConnect promoter received a travel ban and had its assets frozen following a request made to Federal Court by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on January 5, 2019. BitConnect Promoter…
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It is perhaps no secret that the cryptocurrency market failed to meet the expectations of most investors this year. While 2017 was widely regarded to be the year cryptocurrencies and ICOs reached mainstream popularity, 2018 has been impactful in a…
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Cryptocurrency-related lawsuits have officially reached its peak, tripling in 2018 According to a 2018 Securities Litigation Report released on September 11 by Lex Machina. The number of cases mentioning Bitcoin or blockchain has increased significantly from the previous years, which…
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A quirky Lightning Network powered gift shop and novelty store called Moonstuff has just gone live. The site boasts a handful of clever objects that could make any cryptocurrency fan the envy of their office. Prices for the objects are…
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While the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme has been dead and buried in the U.S., its ghost is still causing mayhem in India. In the latest development, the Ahmedabad Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a Bitconnect investor, Shailesh Bhatt for forcefully…
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A Washington man has dragged mobile telecommunication giant T-Mobile to court after being walloped by hackers. His cryptocurrency account has been entirely wiped out by the cyber bandits, and now he says it’s the company’s fault. T-Mobile Underfire Carlos Tapang…
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The cryptocurrency Bitconnect (BCC) has rallied from less than $1 in January to reach an all-time high of over $286 in early November 2017. However, Bitconnect’s impressive year-to-date rise in value did not occur without controversy. The cryptocurrency “investment” platform…
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