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Inside a Crypto 'Ponzi': How the $6.5M Banana.Fund Fraud Unravelled

U.S. authorities are trying to return $6.5 million in bitcoin and tether to the victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme.

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Wanted Wirecard Exec Said to Be Sheltered by Secret Service in Russia

Jan Marsalek, a former board member of Wirecard who is wanted over allegations of fraud, is reportedly being sheltered in Moscow by the biggest Russian secret service.

Moscow.

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Third Centra Tech Founder Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud

Centra Tech one of the most storied scams of the the 2017 ICO bubble. Its founders have fallen like dominoes since.

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Texas Man’s Alleged Use of PPP Funds for Crypto Instead of BBQ Has Feds Asking ‘Where’s the Beef?’

Investigators could not find any online reviews, any documented employees or any established bank account for the defendant's purported BBQ company.

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BitClub Programmer Admits Mining Scheme Stole $722M in Bitcoin

The Romanian programmer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and the offering and sale of unregistered securities.

Balaci’s testimony indicates that BitClub never ran the lucrative bitcoin mining pools it lured victim investors with. (Shutterstock)

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Crypto Firm CEO Went Into Hiding After Claims 2,000 Investors Defrauded

The CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm VaultAge Solutions has forced into bankruptcy while on the run from angry investors.

Guateng High Court, Pretoria, South Africa (VladanRadulovicjhb/Shutterstock)

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Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty

Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds.

Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las Vegas (Department of Justice/Wikimedia commons)

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Crypto.com to Refund Clients as Wirecard’s Card Issuer Told to Cease Operations

Card issuer Crypto.com is refunding 100% of customer balances after the U.K. regulator ordered Wirecard Card solutions to cease operations.

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How to Spot a Crypto Scam

Another scammer is impersonating the CoinDesk website and offering impossible investment returns. We did some digging.

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Alleged Shopin ICO Fraudster Pays $450K Fine in Ether

Eran Eyal, who raised $42 million in an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering, settled charges with the SEC and paid a $450,000 fine in ether.

U.S. Southern District Court, New York