A group of Chinese investors has reportedly been defrauded after being pitched on a cryptocurrency launched in 2014 by a local UK government body.
Crypsty CEO Paul Vernon told CoinDesk that the exchange did not tell customers about a hack – or tell them to stop depositing funds – to avoid panic.
Two Florida law firms have filed a class action lawsuit in US district court against the digital currency exchange Cryptsy and its CEO, Paul Vernon.
In this piece, CoinDesk looks at some of the recent problems surrounding the digital currency exchange Cryptsy, including issues with withdrawals.
Digital currency exchange Cryptsy has said that it has taken its trade engine offline, along with a full suspension of user fund withdrawals.
Dogetipbot has announced it will go open-source just over one year after raising $445,000 from investors including Blackbird Ventures.
An allegedly fake cryptocurrency is using JP Morgan & Chase's branding, prompting the bank to issue a formal notice distancing itself from the scam.
A California politician has become embroiled in a growing controversy surrounding an altcoin and investors who say they’ve been duped.
The reward miners will receive for processing transactions on the litecoin blockchain halved yesterday, dropping from 50 LTC to 25 LTC.
Spanish police have arrested 20 individuals in connection with a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called the unete.
Would a central bank ever take the step of issuing its own cryptocurrency? A new report by Deloitte explores how one might go about doing so.
Police in Thailand have raided 13 rooms at a Bangkok apartment complex in connection with alleged digital currency ponzi scheme Ufun.
Bitcoin startup Bitseed is open-sourcing the creation of its new plug-in bitcoin node on Assembly, a collaborative platform.
Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer has announced a "leave of absence" from the digital currency community.
The Rainforest Foundation has announced a new cryptocurrency aimed at furthering its goal of restoring global rainforests.