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Google busts firm running a $1.2 million Bitcoin scam
Tech giant Google rescinded the license of a Philippines business running a scam involving Bitcoin and gift cards over the weekend, according to local…
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The DeFi issue: Korean behind YFI fork “Asuka” leads $60,000 exit scam
The developer behind Asuka, a short-lived fork of DeFi project Yearn Finance (YFI), conducted an exit scam this morning, with sources noting the loot…
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“Why not Monero?” asks hacker who took over Twitter with Bitcoin scam
Hackers behind the Twitter breach early on Thursday embedded a Monero (XMR) centric message on several of their Bitcoin transactions—paying $11 in costs to…
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Twitter pages of Kanye West, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Apple share Bitcoin scam
Twitter has been ablaze over the past two hours as notable accounts within and outside of the crypto space have tweeted suspicious messages. It…
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Rolls-Royce, Gucci-flaunting scammers caught after FBI analyzes Bitcoin trail
Two Nigerian scammers were held last week after hatching an elaborate fraud to steal “$435 million around the world” using illicit emails, luxury brand…
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Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson blasts YouTube over crypto scams
Cryptocurrency scams are a recurring aspect of the market. They go back to 2013, were accelerated in 2017, and have been ever-present since. Today,…
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Texas authorities crackdown on Bitcoin MLM scheme spanning 170 countries
Texas commissioners cracked down on an alleged Bitcoin scheme spread over 170 countries and 76,000 members. The now-busted entity promised 20 percent profits each…
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China: $15 million Ethereum scam ends in Ferrari showdown
A scam involving fake crypto exchange tokens, fast sports-cars, and mansions had all the ingredients of a Hollywood thriller—minus the bad guys going scot-free…
DeFi
There are Ethereum scammers attempting to impersonate top DeFi projects
As Bitcoin has stalled over recent weeks, decentralized finance has ripped higher. DeFi, as it's better known, is currently one of the only segments…
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Cardano Foundation and Charles Hoskinson address a purported ADA scam in China
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$170m in PlusToken Ethereum is now “mixed” but not all hope is lost
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Infamous $2 billion crypto scam PlusToken just moved millions worth of EOS and XRP
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