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Whistleblower Kidnapped in Ukraine After Accusing Crypto Firm of Exit Scam

The harrowing incident highlights the proliferation of risky investment schemes and dubious operators in the crypto industry, but also blockchain technology’s potential to help track missing funds.

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Tech

YouTube's Whac-a-Mole Approach to Crypto Scam Ads Remains a Problem

Despite lawsuits and Google’s own ad policies, cryptocurrency scam ads are still making it through the YouTube gates and circulating for days.

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Finance

'Crypto Instagram' Is Becoming a Thing, Scams and All

Scams are running rampant on Instagram in 2020 – even as legitimate crypto entrepreneurs are increasingly using the platform for business.

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Policy

FinCEN Warns on Coronavirus Scams Demanding Crypto

FinCEN is warning cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, and asks firms to be especially vigilant regarding their dealings with virtual currencies.

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Policy

Police Arrest 27 Alleged Masterminds Behind $5.7B Plus Token Crypto Scam

Chinese police have arrested 27 leaders and 82 others suspected of operating the Ponzi scheme.

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Coindesk News

Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Scammers are forging CoinDesk newsletters in phishing emails. Here’s how to spot them and protect yourself.

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Markets

YouTube Seeks to Dismiss Ripple Lawsuit Over XRP Giveaway Scams

The video-sharing giant filed a motion to dismiss Ripple’s lawsuit that alleges YouTube did not do enough to stop free XRP giveaway scams, copyright infringement.

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Markets

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Giveaway Scams

Wozniak is among 18 plaintiffs suing the video-sharing giant for allowing crypto giveaway scams using his likeness to flourish on the platform.

Apple's Steve Wozniak sued YouTube over crypto giveaway scams.

Markets

Twitter Hacker Is Mixing Bitcoin Loot Using a Wasabi Wallet, Elliptic Says

According to the crypto analytics firm, 2.89 bitcoin associated with Wednesday’s security breach was moved to a Wasabi wallet late last night.

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Markets

Maybe It Wasn’t About the Money - Few People Fell for Twitter Hack, Data Indicates

While the crypto wallets associated with the scam registered over 400 transactions, the attackers seem to have made away with a relatively small haul.

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