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Chicago Trader Hijacks $2 Million in BTC and LTC From Employer

24-year-old Joseph Kim may have intended to return the funds after covering his own trading losses.

Friday, 16/02/2018 | 09:51 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

Brokers

Forex Scam Worth Millions Busted in Malaysia by Local Police

A classic Ponzi Scheme promised unrealistic guaranteed returns from a website offshore

Thursday, 15/02/2018 | 22:07 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko

News

Short on Cash? Make $6200 in ETH by Impersonating Elon Musk on Twitter

Scammers seeking ETH tokens created fake accounts for a dozen celebrities and entities advertising 'giveaways'.

Thursday, 08/02/2018 | 07:48 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Bogus Email Sent from China’s Central Bank Mailbox about Bitcoin Crackdown

Fraudsters tried to spread rumors and panic, with an attempt to manipulate Bitcoin prices.

Wednesday, 07/02/2018 | 19:55 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

Analysis: Bitfinex and Tether Are Still Too Close for Comfort

Suspicions surrounding the legitimacy of $2.2 billion in Tether dollars continue to grow.

Tuesday, 06/02/2018 | 14:16 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Can't Even Trust the Admins Now - Employees of Seele Allegedly Steal $2 Million

Seele claims that the admin accounts were impersonators.

Sunday, 04/02/2018 | 12:35 GMT by Simon Golstein

News

Fake Charlie Lee Tries to Scam People on Twitter

Many users reported the account, but it is still active.

Tuesday, 30/01/2018 | 12:52 GMT by Arnab Shome

Regulation

FCA Alerts Investors of Increased Risk of Online Binary Options Scams

The warning stems from 2017 data, showing that binary options scams led to an average of £87,410 in daily losses.

Monday, 29/01/2018 | 12:49 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

Regulation

International Markets Live Targeting Belgium Investors in Pyramid Scheme

Belgium's FSMA has warned the public against the fraudulent targeting of domestic clients by the company.

Thursday, 25/01/2018 | 10:27 GMT by Jeff Patterson

News

Three Armed Men Attempt to Burglarize Bitcoin from a Canadian Exchange

Only one of the men who attempted to rob 'Candian Bitcoins' has been arrested.

Thursday, 25/01/2018 | 08:20 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Hundreds of Fake Cryptocurrency Apps Available for Download Now!

661 blacklisted cryptocurrency apps were found across 20 app stores.

Wednesday, 24/01/2018 | 14:21 GMT by Simon Golstein

News

ICO Funded Projects Hit By Attackers 100 Times A Month, Study Says

The unregulated ICO market is becoming a hot target for hackers - over $400 million has been stolen.

Wednesday, 24/01/2018 | 14:07 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

Benebit ICO Scammed Investors for At Least $2.7 Million

The scam was well orchestrated - the team spent almost $500,000 on marketing.

Wednesday, 24/01/2018 | 11:01 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

$4 Million of IOTA Tokens Stolen by Hackers Through Online Seed Generators

Hackers reportedly used seeds collected through iotaseed.io to move funds into their own wallets.

Monday, 22/01/2018 | 10:33 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Controversial ‘BitConnect’ Shuts Down Lending Program, Exchange Platform

Since the announcement of the shutdown, BitConnect tokens have tumbled from around $360 to $20.

Wednesday, 17/01/2018 | 07:01 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

BREAKING: Telegram CEO Officially Confirms Gramtoken.io ICO as FAKE

The website has been collecting 'ETH' for fake 'GRAM' tokens since January 1 of this year.

Tuesday, 16/01/2018 | 06:38 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Scam Alert? There’s Something Funny About the Telegram ICO

Telegram has never acknowledged any connection with Gramtoken.io or any blockchain project.

Monday, 15/01/2018 | 20:32 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Texan Regulator Orders Suspected 'Scamcoin' BitConnect to Cease and Desist

BitConnect has been ordered by the Texas Securities Commissioner to stop operating within the state.

Friday, 05/01/2018 | 12:00 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Bitcoin is Not Legal Tender, Clarifies Indian Finance Minister

The government is waiting for the recommendation of a panel to make a final decision on cryptocurrency.

Tuesday, 02/01/2018 | 11:49 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

Monero Mining Bot Infects Facebook Messenger Chrome Extension

'Digimine' propagates itself on users' computers and sends itself to other Messenger users.

Friday, 29/12/2017 | 15:50 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Analysis: the New SegWit2x has Nothing to Do with the Cancelled SegWit2x

The new SegWit2x has benefitted from the association with the previous fork of the same name.

Thursday, 28/12/2017 | 06:52 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Indian Police Busy Busting Bitcoin Brigands

Police in Uttar Pradesh target a gang that was pretending to sell Bitcoin.

Wednesday, 27/12/2017 | 12:43 GMT by Simon Golstein

Regulation

FINRA Cautions Investors After Uptick of Crypto-Related Stock Scams

A number of 'pump and dump' scams have been preying on US investors.

Thursday, 21/12/2017 | 19:00 GMT by Jeff Patterson

News

Apple Lists Scam Ethereum Wallet in its App Store

The fake app made it to number 3 in the finance category.

Monday, 11/12/2017 | 19:11 GMT by Arnab Shome

Trading

Bitcoin is at All-Time Highs - What Does It Mean?

Buying Bitcoin right now - reasonable or crazy? Here are some safety rules and scenarios to help the decision.

Monday, 04/12/2017 | 17:36 GMT by Itay Malinski

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