The XRP community recently detected a scam attempt in which an anonymous user created a YouTube account allegedly acting as Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. The situation was complicated due to the fact that the client used the fake account to promote an alleged Airdrop of XRP among his followers.…
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US ICO scammer condemned to 18 months in jail
The young businessman and programmer from Brooklyn, Maksim Zaslavskiy, is the first case in the North American country of condemnation for fraud in this ecosystem. He was sentenced for two scams with ICO (Initial Currency Offer) backed in a…
Young man arrested for cheating with fake bitcoin mining
The Dutch police arrested Barry van Mourik, who is being accused for having achieved 100 million euros through a fake bitcoin mining company.
According to the report of the case, Mourik tricked his clients into believing that they would be…
New case of Bitcoin Scam in the United Kingdom
A resident of the British island of Jersey, he lost his life savings, estimated at $ 1.5 million, in a bitcoin scam that lasted for a year and a half, according to local press reports.
Investigations indicate that after asking about…
Canada freezes assets to blockchain founders Vanbex
Kevin Hobbs and Lisa Cheng, co-founders of the blockchain platform Vanbex, are charged by the Canadian police due to an alleged scam with deceptive currency offer (ICO) with which they would have obtained profits of USD 22 million.…
Investors from Ghana lost $25.7 million in scams
Ama Pomaa Boateng, public representative of the Parliament of Ghana, emphasized the need for the country to adopt a good regulation on cryptography. All this based on the notorious swindle of the Community of Global Currencies occurred in…
Facebook users would have been victims of fraud in cryptocurrencies
Weeks ago, users of different social networks such as Facebook and Twitter reported having been victims of scams related to the world of cryptocurrencies.
Those that occurred in the network created by Mark Zuckerberg are among the most…
Colorado applied sanctions against several ICOs
This week, the Securities Commission of the State of Colorado (United States) issued sanctions against four Initial Offers of Currencies (ICO).
The reason for the penalties against CrowdShare Mining, Global Pay Net and CyberSmart Coin…
Google removes more cryptographic portfolios from the online store
An investigation carried out by the malware expert, Lukas Stefanko, revealed that Google was forced to cancel four applications related to the cryptographic world in view of the fact that they were a scam.
For some time, hackers have been…
New York establishes securities laws for cryptocurrencies
The federal judge of New York, Raymond Dearie, established this Tuesday September 11th that the securities laws of the country are applicable to process cases of fraud with digital currency.
The decision is based on the case against the…
Vietnam to ban import of bitcoin mining equipment
According to the information from the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, the importation of bitcoin mining equipment was suspended. The measure applies to both individuals and companies.
The local government was debating this issue for…