Tag: ponzi

Cryptocurrency crime losses more than double to US$4.5 billion in 2019, report finds

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

Business Losses from cryptocurrency crime surged to US$4.52 billion last year, as insider theft soared even as hacking losses...

Cryptocurrency crime losses more than double to $4.5 billion in 2019, report finds

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Losses from cryptocurrency crime surged to $4.52 billion last year, as insider theft soared even as hacking losses declined,...

Warning: Bitcoin from PlusToken Wallet on the Move Again

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

The Bitcoin locked in the PlusToken wallet are on the move again, noted for another “whale” transfer. The...

Over $117M worth of bitcoin associated with alleged crypto scam PlusToken moves to new addresses

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

Over 12,000 bitcoins (currently worth over $117 million), associated with alleged crypto Ponzi scheme PlusToken, have just moved to two new blockchain addresses.<p...

Crypto Ponzi Scheme Took Millions from Over 100 Investors

BlockchainFebruary 10, 2020

The US Secret Service has arrested two men and charged them with defrauding more than 100 investors, including former Major League Baseball players...

Bitcoin Hits $10K, Coinbase Controversy, Buffet with Buffett: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 3–9

BlockchainFebruary 9, 2020

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes,...

New Regency Television Wins Screen Rights to Onecoin Story – The Missing Cryptoqueen

BlockchainFebruary 7, 2020

The story of Onecoin and cofounder Ruja Ignatova might be seen on television sets in the near future. Reports detail...

OneCoin Founder’s Story to Get Big Screen Adaptation

BlockchainFebruary 6, 2020

The media mill is churning once more, and for the first time, a real-life cryptocurrency scam is set to be adapted into a...

Unknown Number of Major League Baseball Players Lured into Crypto Ponzi Scheme

BlockchainFebruary 5, 2020

Two men charged over an alleged crypto trading ponzi scheme lured investors, including professional baseball players, with social media posts boasting about their...