Fraud


Policy

California Man Must Pay $61K in Restitution for SIM Swap Scam That Stole One Victim's Crypto

The swindle defrauded Apple and targeted at least 40 people.

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Tech

Over $600K Vanishes From DeFi Project Blur Finance; Developers Disappear

The project's Twitter feed and Discord channel have been deleted.

Crypto miners face margin calls, defaults as debt comes due in bear market. (Andrew Khoroshavin/Pixabay)

Finance

Polygon-Based Web3 Game Dragoma Supporters Fall Victim to $3.5M Rug Pull: PeckShield

The funds have been siphoned out of the project and into centralized exchanges.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Videos

Binance’s KYC Cost Exchange ‘Billions in Revenue,’ Says Compliance Officer

Three leading members of Binance’s compliance team opened up to Reuters about what it takes to deal with fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing and bad press for the world’s largest crypto exchange. “The Hash” team unpacks the report and what it reveals about Binance behind the scenes.

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Policy

SEC Slaps Founders, Promoters of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Forsage With Fraud Charges

The regulator said the popular Ethereum dapp was used to swindle investors of over $300 million.

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Layer 2

Binance Investigations Officer: AML Cost Exchange ‘Billions in Revenue’

While venting to CoinDesk about unflattering Reuters coverage, the crypto exchange’s investigations team shared insights about the scale of illicit activity at Binance and its crime-fighting methods.

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Opinion

Celsius and BitConnect: Not So Different?

The insolvent crypto lender may not have been as blatantly criminal as the infamous BitConnect pyramid scheme, but the parallels should have drawn more regulatory scrutiny.

Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network at Consensus 2019 AND Carlos Matos promoting Bitconnect

Finance

'Cryptojacking' in Financial Sector Has Risen 269% This Year, SonicWall Says

Cyberattacks targeting the finance industry are now five times higher than attacks on retail.

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Finance

Titanium Blockchain CEO Pleads Guilty in $21M Securities Fraud Case

Michael Stollery admitted to carrying out a fraudulent initial coin offering in 2018.

Michael Stollery has pleaded guilty to carrying out a fraudulent ICO. (Getty Images)

Policy

CFTC Charges South African Bitcoin Club Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud

MTI’s self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)