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Scams remain a major issue in crypto, with scam news exposing fraudulent projects, Ponzi schemes, and phishing attacks. Investors face risks from fake tokens, rug pulls, and phishing websites that steal private keys. As regulators crack down on bad actors, education and security measures remain vital in preventing fraud.
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Why Michael Saylor told MrBeast to buy bitcoin?
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Travis Ford, the co-founder of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading Company, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty over his role in a $9.4 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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Davis, a crypto entrepreneur, proved persuasive enough to reportedly enlist Javier Milei, Melania Trump, and even Kanye West in promotional efforts tied to his memecoins.
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How did the Chinese cryptoqueen build a $6.5 billion Bitcoin empire before her arrest exposed one of the largest crypto crimes in history? Chinese cryptoqueen’s billion-dollar scam exposed Crypto’s long history with scams has added another chapter, one that stretches…
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Zhimin Qian, the Chinese “cryptoqueen” arrested for masterminding a $5.5 billion Bitcoin scam, has received an 11-year jail sentence in the U.K.
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Chinese scammer Zhimin Qian, who defrauded over 128,000 victims and stashed billions in Bitcoin, is expected to face more than a decade in prison. Qian, along with her accomplices, ran a sprawling Ponzi scheme that promised sky-high returns to unsuspecting…
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Prosecutors in the United States have charged Cambodia’s Prince Group with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, after seizing over $14 billion worth of Bitcoin as part of one of the biggest financial takedowns in history. Cambodia’s Prince Group is…
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U.S. federal agents have seized a historic $15 billion in Bitcoin, allegedly the proceeds of a Cambodian criminal network that forced trafficked individuals to run sophisticated cryptocurrency “pig butchering” scams on a global scale. On Oct. 14, the U.S. Department…
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Pi Network price continued its strong crash during the weekend, moving to its lowest level on record.
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On Oct. 5, 2025, one of the best-known bitcoin advocates, the founder of Strategy, Michael Saylor, told the YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, to buy bitcoin. It was a reply to the post in which MrBeast voiced his…
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Despite its marketing, the VWA token has no connection with BlackRock or Vanguard Investments, and did not appear on The Simpsons. The sudden rise of the VWA token, marketed as “Vanguard RWA,” has attracted significant attention among traders, with some…
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India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered a transcontinental money laundering operation centered on the illegal trading platform OctaFX.
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Police in Malaysia are investigating a crypto scam that allegedly duped a 71-year-old retiree out of RM 525,000 by promising a significant return on investment. The incident took place in the city of Kuala Terengganu, where scammers approached the victim…
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X has suspended the account of R2 Protocol, a decentralized yield platform for real-world assets, just after the platform’s mainnet launch. The R2 Protocol launched its mainnet on Ethereum, going live on Sept. 26 as the onchain yield platform looked…
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Crypto scammers and other malicious actors ran a bribery network that targeted employees of the social media network X, with the goal of having suspended accounts reinstated, X said Friday. X noted that it was taking strong action after exposing…
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Scammers are specifically targeting WLFI holders, says blockchain security expert behind SlowMist.
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Chainalysis, Tether, Binance, and OKX joined forces with APAC authorities to take down a multi-million-dollar pig butchering crypto scam.
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