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Fraud
CFTC Charges South African Bitcoin Club Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud
MTI’s self-described CEO was recently detained in Brazil on an Interpol warrant, the regulator said.
FBI Says LinkedIn Is Being Used for Crypto Scams: Report
Most of the scammers have been traced to Southeast Asia. One group of victims said they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
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.
CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Sam Ikkurty and Ravishankar Avadhanam are accused of using YouTube videos to dupe would-be clients into investing in various crypto funds.
US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials
A U.S. appeals court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated a hedge fund manager’s constitutional rights by having an in-house judge try a securities fraud case brought against the individual. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De unpacks what this means for crypto.
CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report
Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud.
The Human Cost of Lunatic Hubris
Terraform Labs' Do Kwon and his collaborators sold a bad bet to thousands of everyday folks. We're beginning to see how immense the harm was.
N.Y. Man Arrested, Charged With Fraud for Alleged Role in $59M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
The FBI says Eddy Alexandre promised investors he could double their money with a “robo-adviser” – and then spent their money on luxury cars and business expenses.
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.”
Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto
Archegos levered a small basket of equities to the moon before it imploded - and took big stocks down with it. Similarly overlooked risks in crypto could leave traders holding the bag.
