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Pi Coin recently hit a $12 billion market cap, but with vanishing tokens, migration failures, and Binance listing rumors swirling, is this the beginning of something big — or the start of a slow collapse? Pi Coin’s wild ride on…
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From crypto queen to global fugitive: OneCoin’s Ruja Ignatova disappeared with billions, leaving a mystery still unsolved. For eight years, the world has speculated about the fate of Ruja Ignatova: the so-called “Cryptoqueen” who vanished with billions after pitching OneCoin,…
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A Brazilian citizen appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle following extradition from Switzerland to face $290 million Bitcoin investment fraud charges. According to the press release from the US Department of Justice, Douver T. Braga pleaded not guilty to…
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Norwegian authorities have indicted four individuals for their involvement in an extensive fraud and money laundering operation that deceived thousands of victims across multiple countries. Økokrim, Norway’s economic crime unit, revealed that over 900 million kroner ($86–87 million) was funneled…
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Is Jamie Dimon’s criticism of Bitcoin justified, or is it overshadowed by JPMorgan’s blockchain investments and data showing crypto’s decreasing role in crime? Jamie Dimon fires again When JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks, the financial world pays close attention.…
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A 51-year-old Miami resident and pastor is accused of using his pulpit to swindle unsuspecting souls into a cryptocurrency scam. According to a Jan. 8 release from the U.S. Department of Justice, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District…
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A court in Argentina has ordered the seizure of a crypto wallet containing $3.5 million in Tether’s USDT stablecoin. The Argentine Justice Department has taken control of a $3.5 million (USDT) wallet, which is part of a larger investigation into…
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Analyst Jacob King has labeled MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-focused business model a “giant scam,” claiming it is unsustainable and destined for collapse. King, a contributor to the Whalewire newsletter, issued this critique of MicroStrategy in a detailed post on X. King argued…
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Washington State pastor Francier Obando Pinillo for allegedly operating a fraudulent multilevel marketing scheme involving digital assets. The scheme, run through entities under the ‘Solanofi’ name, targeted over…
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According to the BBC, OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova, AKA the “CryptoQueen,” may be laying low in Russia to dodge extradition and criminal charges.
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Juan Tacuri has been sentenced to a maximum of 240 months for his role in the Forcount Ponzi scheme. Tacuri was a senior promoter in the Forcount Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, primarily in Spanish-speaking communities, according to…
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Chinese journalist Colin Wu released an investigation into PlusToken, one of the largest cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes in history. According to the journalist, the Chinese authorities have confiscated a large number of digital assets. The PlusToken team, led by a middle…
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A federal court has ordered Jafia LLC and its owner, Sam Ikkurty, to pay nearly $84 million to crypto investors after ruling that the firm operated a Ponzi-like scheme. The judgment, issued by Judge Mary Rowland in the US District…
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U.S. authorities continue searching for OneCoin’s elusive founder, Ruja Ignatova, also known as “Cryptoqueen,” over a $4 billion Ponzi scheme.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India has frozen approximately ₹32 crore ($3,830,032) in cash deposits and other assets linked to the Highrich online group. The group is under investigation for allegedly operating a crypto Ponzi scheme.
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David Kagel has pled guilty to conspiring to operate a crypto Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $9.5 million. Disbarred 85-year old former attorney Kagel confessed to participating in a fraudulent crypto Ponzi scheme in which he and…
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