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Фінанси

Massachusetts Warns of Crypto Scams Targeting LGBTQIA+ Community

Scammers may be taking advantage of June being Pride Month to target this community.

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Навчання

Bitcoin ATMs: What You Need to Know Before Buying Bitcoin at an ATM

Buying crypto doesn’t have to involve dealing with complicated exchanges. In some places, there are ATM machines designed specifically for facilitating transactions.

Bitcoin ATM in Moscow (Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Consumers Lost Over $1B to Crypto Fraud Since January 2021, FTC Says

Crypto is quickly becoming the "payment of choice for many scammers," says the agency.

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Фінанси

MetaMask Has a Plan to Help Victims of Crypto Scams

The popular Ethereum wallet has partnered with recovery specialist Asset Reality.

MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet application on a smartphone arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Lending on cryptocurrency platforms rose 7.6% from last week to $29.40 billion, according to data compiled by DeFi Pulse. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Технології

ICO-Funded Project Sparkster Converts $22M in Ether to USDC After 3 Years, No Product

Sparkster promised investors a “no-code” software-creation platform using $30 million in funds raised from investors in 2018.

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Політика

5 US States Issue Emergency Orders to Shut Down Metaverse Casino With Alleged Russian Ties

A multi-state cease-and-desist letter issued Wednesday calls the Flamingo Casino Club “simply a high tech scam.”

Regulators say the Flamingo Casino Club is a scam that concealed its ties to Russia. (bert van wijk/Getty Images)

Політика

How Big Is Crypto Crime, Really?

Estimates of the scale of online crime range from under 1% to nearly half of all crypto activity – CoinDesk analyzes the approach to these estimates.

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Політика

Binance Asks to Be Removed From Crypto Romance Scam Lawsuit

The Cayman Islands company argued it is not subject to the "personal jurisdiction" of U.S. federal courts.

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Думки

Calling Out the Sexism in Bitcoin, Crypto

Crypto is for everyone.

"Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene" (Elisabetta Sirani/Smithsonian American Art Museum, modified by CoinDesk)

Навчання

How to Spot Crypto Pump-and-Dump Schemes

Crypto’s favorite scam isn’t just prevalent – it’s taking on new forms.

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