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![Jamie Dimon says Bitcoin is ‘fraud’, blockchain is the solution, but data shows cash fuels crime](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-Jamie-Dimon-hating-Bitcoin05-880x525.webp)
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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.…
![Pastor indicted for multi-million dollar crypto grift: DOJ](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-cryptocurrency-hack-pyramid-scheme-option04-880x525.webp)
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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…
![Argentina freezes $3.5m in USDT amid investigation into Rainbowex Ponzi scheme: report](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/12/crypto-news-Tether-court-option01-880x523.webp)
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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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![MicroStrategy is a ‘desperate’ Ponzi scheme: analyst](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-Michael-Saylor-option02-880x525.webp)
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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…
![Pastor ran crypto scam preying on congregation, CFTC sues](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/04/crypto-news-Bitcoin-Ponzi-scheme-option03-880x525.webp)
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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…
![Elusive ‘CryptoQueen’ may be hiding in Russia](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/11/crypto-news-Ruja-Ignatova-option01-880x523.webp)
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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…
![U.S. Court orders Sam Ikkurty to pay $84M for crypto Ponzi scheme](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/04/crypto-news-Ponzi-scheme-option04-880x525.webp)
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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…
![State Department issues $5m bounty on OneCoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Zero-fraud-security-is-still-a-challenge-in-web3-gaming03-880x525.webp)
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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.
![Indian authorities freeze Highrich Group’s assets over alleged crypto fraud](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-India-indian-flag-option05-880x525.webp)
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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.
![Disbarred California attorney pleads guilty to crypto Ponzi scheme](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/04/crypto-news-Bitcoin-Ponzi-scheme-option05-880x525.webp)
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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…
![Former BitConnect promoter pleads guilty to criminal charges](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/11/crypto-news-court-hearings-session01-880x525.webp)
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John Bigatton, a former promoter of the notorious BitConnect scheme, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges
![25-year old Canadian crypto guru charged for $30m ponzi](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/03/crypto-news-hacker-option01-880x525.webp)
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Canada’s self-named ‘crypto king’ has been has been charged with $30 million fraud. According to a May 15 announcement from the Ontario Securities Commission, Two Canadian men, namely Aiden Pleterski, 25, and Colin Murphy, 27, have been charged for duping…
![FBI charges Manhattan man with running $43m crypto Ponzi scheme](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-biggest-crypto-hacks-option02-880x525.webp)
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The FBI has uncovered a multi-year Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of $43 million, linked to crypto trading, with an individual now facing wire fraud charges. A Manhattan resident, Idin Dalpour, is accused by the FBI of orchestrating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi…
![Crypto fraudster Jay Mazini to forfeit $10m in religious Ponzi](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/04/crypto-news-Ponzi-scheme-option05-880x525.webp)
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Social media influencer Jabara Igbara, commonly known as Jay Mazini, was sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing over $8 million from Muslims via a crypto fraud scheme.