Investment Fraud


Policy

South Korean Police Arrest 215 in Suspected $232M Crypto Investment Scam Investigation: Yonhap

The scheme promised 20x returns through investing in tokens that in reality had little value.

A scattering of 50,000 South Korean-won notes

Opinion

‘Get a Horse!’: What Crypto Can Learn From Early Automakers' Struggle for Acceptance

Automotive pioneers were surrounded by fraudsters, hated by banks and attacked by trolls. Sound familiar?

old timey car (Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Swedish National Sentenced to 15 Years in Crypto Fraud Case

Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson will also have to forfeit a Thai resort and over $16 million in restitution to his victims.

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Markets

How to Spot a Crypto Scam

Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging.

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Markets

Bitcoin Escrow Firm Bilked Investors for $7 Million, DOJ Says

U.S. prosecutors have charged the head of a bitcoin escrow company with defrauding investors for $7 million. 

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Markets

Crypto and Cannabis Investment Promoter Hit With Cease-and-Desist

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

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