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Did major exit scams drive down the price of Bitcoin in 2019?
Two of the largest Ponzi schemes in the history of the cryptocurrency industry could be behind the bearish momentum that Bitcoin has seen in…
Ali Martinez 3 min read
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IDAX ‘exit scam’ shows the problem with exchange centralization
The disappearance of the CEO of Chinese crypto exchange IDAX shed a light on the ever-growing problem of crypto exchange centralization. Having the fate…
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Analyst: Multi-billion dollar PlusToken scam could be what caused Bitcoin’s drop to $6,600
The third-largest Ponzi scam in history, Plus Token Wallet, could be responsible for the drop in price Bitcoin saw last week. According to one…
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Be careful what you wish for: the first Cardano copycat emerges
The Cardano Foundation, an independent entity dedicated to promoting the Cardano project, warned the community about a copycat that was infringing on the company's…
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Coinfirm partners with Kroll to help users recover lost or stolen crypto
Pawel Kuskowski, CEO at London-based Coinfirm, a company focused on developing regulations technology, or Regtech, for blockchain-based financial assets, estimates that there’s $10 billion…
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Crypto impersonation scammers migrate from Twitter to Instagram
Scammers impersonating high-profile figures in the crypto industry have been rampant on Twitter for years but recently began migrating to Instagram as well. Litecoin…
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OpenLibra announcement overshadowed by core team member’s questionable past
The launch of OpenLibra, a permissionless and open-source fork of Facebook‘s cryptocurrency, was overshadowed by fraud accusations toward one of the core team members. Crypto…
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$160+ million in Ethereum could flood the market from Plus Token Ponzi
History’s third largest Ponzi, Plus Token, took in nearly 10 million Ethereum—worth $1.9 billion—from over 800,000 victims, according to analysis conducted by Elementus. These…
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Crypto Twitter ‘giveaway’ scams return with a vengeance, but what’s Jack Dorsey doing about it?
The latest wave of giveaway scams has returned to Twitter and new suckers are entering the cryptocurrency sphere. Now, every meaningful crypto celebrity has…
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