Fraud


Finance

Compliance Platform Sardine Closes $19.5M Funding Round to Eliminate Fishy Crypto Transactions

A16z, NYCA and Experian joined in the capital raise for the San Francisco startup.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Finance

South African Police Investigate Missing Brothers’ Crypto Platform, Africrypt

South African police are investigating in four provinces and cities including Johannesburg and Durban.

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Finance

SEC Charges Founder of Crypto Startup Crowd Machine With Fraud

Australian Craig Sproule is accused of misleading investors about how he was going to use the proceeds of a $41 million initial coin offering back in 2018.

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Opinyon

Facebook, Walmart and How Companies Shouldn’t Set Up in the Metaverse

Facebook’s “pivot to video” destroyed businesses that went along. The metaverse could be a repeat act.

A WalMart demo of virtual-reality shopping, first produced in 2017, has been making the rounds again as an example of the Metaverse. (WalMart/YouTube)

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What Crypto Can Learn From Elizabeth Holmes’ Fraud Conviction

There’s a surprisingly clear line between “fake it ‘til you make it” and just plain faking it.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, left, departs from federal court after her conviction on fraud charges. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Cash Briefly Spikes on Fraudulent Press Release

The cryptocurrency rose over 4.6% from $602.63 at around 11:30 UTC to $630.70 in less than 15 minutes after the publication of a fraudulent announcement.

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Markets

He Saw Iceland’s Banking Fraud From Inside. Now He’s Worried About Crypto

“I think we’re living on a sand castle financial system,” says former banker and fraud investigator Jared Bibler.

"Iceland's Secret" author and financial fraud investigator Jared Bibler. (Harriman House)

Markets

The FTC Doesn’t See the Difference Between Crypto and LuLaRoe

A warning that lumped crypto exchanges with MLMs is misguided. But it’s also an important window into regulators’ mindsets.

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Policy

Over $200M Lost to Crypto Fraud in the UK This Year

The figure is 30% higher than for the whole of 2020.

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Finance

Bitqyck Founders Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion

Bruce Bise, 60, and Samuel Mendez, 65, face up to five years in federal prison after evading a combined $1.6 million in taxes.

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