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Fraud remains a persistent issue in crypto, with fraud news exposing financial crimes, Ponzi schemes, and deceptive investment projects. From insider trading to fake exchanges, bad actors continue to exploit regulatory gaps. As governments and blockchain forensics improve enforcement, the industry is working to build trust and transparency.
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Greek police have arrested 17 people in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme that authorities estimate collected more than $8 million from at least 10,000 participants. Hellenic Police said in an Oct. 2 statement that investigators in Katerini uncovered a suspected…
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French investigators are examining alleged VRA price manipulation as part of a fraud probe involving more than €50 million in Dubai property.
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Polymarket faces scrutiny after WSJ reported a $10 million stolen-card fraud attempt and unusually high rejected deposits on its U.S. platform.
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Federal prosecutors have charged two former Robinhood engineers with commodities fraud and wire fraud after each allegedly earned more than $50,000 by trading crypto perpetual futures with confidential listing information. Former Robinhood engineers allegedly traded before listings The U.S. Attorney’s…
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Revolut notified 680 customers after scammers used a government email account to obtain passports, addresses, bank details and Bitcoin records.
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Revolut has disclosed customer identities and financial records, including Bitcoin transaction histories, after acting on a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a government agency. According to a Revolut customer notice shared on Telegram by on-chain investigator ZachXBT, the…
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Malone Lam admitted joining a RICO conspiracy that U.S. prosecutors linked to more than $245 million in cryptocurrency thefts.
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Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses as the Zondacrypto investigation expands beyond 3,600 customer complaints. Zondacrypto suspect faces two charges According to a report published Monday, Roman…
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A federal jury has convicted Block Bits Capital co-founder Japheth Dillman of wire fraud and conspiracy after prosecutors said more than 20 investors lost nearly $1 million in a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading fund. The U.S. Department of Justice said on…
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South Korea has sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years in prison after a Seoul court found him guilty of defrauding customers of about 70 billion won ($49.2 million) in crypto assets. According to local news outlet Newsis, the…
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BitRiver founder Igor Runets was moved to pretrial detention as investigators examine an alleged ₽1 billion mining-equipment fraud.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Mining Automatic and its owner, Zan Shaikh, after they allegedly raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors through a fraudulent crypto mining operation. The SEC announced the partially settled charges…
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Taiwan has sentenced the alleged mastermind behind the BitShine crypto exchange to 22 years in prison after finding he led a fraud and money laundering operation that prosecutors said caused more than NT$1.27 billion ($39 million) in losses to over…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly moved to dismiss its criminal case against the founder of BitClub Network despite allegations that the crypto mining scheme defrauded investors of $722 million. According to a report by Bloomberg Law, citing two…
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CFTC sues Trevor Vernon and Argent Capital over alleged $14M crypto pool fraud involving Bitcoin, Ether, futures, and investor funds misuse.
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A U.S. judge revived a fraud claim against Barry Silbert and DCG in a Genesis Yield lawsuit while securities claims move ahead.
