Fraud

Exchanges

Binance Helped UK Police Investigate Criminal Involved in $50 Million Fraud

The exchange said it helped British police bust a cybercriminal who sold phishing tools that resulted in the theft of millions of pounds.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 September 2019
Fraud

Canadians Charged for $220,000 Bitcoin Scam on Twitter

Two Canadian nationals posed as HitBTC customer service representatives in order to steal a user's login credentials.

Markets  ·  23 August 2019
Fraud

Regulators File Cease and Desist Against Craigslist Scam Promising 900% Crypto Returns

Since launching a sweeping investigation of the crypto industry, the Texas State Securities Board has filed 24  administrative orders.

Markets  ·  8 August 2019
BTC-e

Prosecutors File Formal Complaint Against Infamous BTC-e Crypto Exchange

Prosecutors have filed a complaint against the infamous crypto exchange BTC-e calling a haven for crime.

Markets  ·  26 July 2019
Crime

South Korea Estimates 2-Year Losses From Crypto Crimes at $2.3 Billion

Nearly 2.7 trillion won (US$2.3 billion) have been lost to cryptocurrency crimes in the last two years, not including exchange hacks.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 July 2019
Europe

UK Announces ‘Dirty Money’ Crackdown, Including Tougher Crypto Regime

The U.K. government has drawn up an action plan aimed to combat financial crimes that it says will include a new regime for crypto assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 July 2019
Crime

$200,000 in Bitcoin Seized in Dark Net Drug Probe

In total, authorities seized 20 kilograms of MDMA, over seven kilograms of Ketamine, over 10,000 Xanax pills, and more than $100,000 in cash.

Markets  ·  19 June 2019
Lawsuits

Firm That Saw Stock Boost After Crypto ‘Pivot’ Hit With New SEC Charges

The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2019
Bitcoin Mining

Dutch Man Arrested Over $2.2 Million Bitcoin Mining Fraud

A man has been arrested in the Netherlands for allegedly scamming investors out of over $2.2 million in a fake bitcoin mining scheme.

Markets  ·  21 May 2019
Crime

Korean Crypto Scam Fleeced Investors for Over $18.5 Million

Police have reportedly used AI to spot a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in South Korea that cheated investors out of $18.5 million.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 April 2019
Crime

CabbageTech CEO Indicted in New York for Defrauding Crypto Investors

The owner of a firm called CabbageTech has been arrested and charged with duping investors out of over $200,000 in cryptocurrency and cash.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 March 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase’s Director of Data Science and Risk Leaves to ‘Build From Scratch’

Soups Ranjan, who worked at Coinbase since 2015 as director of data analysis and fraud prevention, has left the crypto exchange to start something new.

Business  ·  1 February 2019
Crime

FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over $4 Million Crypto Fraud

The FBI has arrested the CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank after he was indicted over an alleged multi-million dollar scam.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 November 2018
Regulation

Four More ICOs Hit with Cease-and-Desists by Colorado Securities Regulator

Colorado's securities watchdog has issued four more cease-and-desist orders against suspect ICOs, taking its total since May to 18.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 November 2018
Crime

Russian ICO That Impersonated Bank Hit With Cease-and-Desist

North Dakota has issued a cease-and-desist against a Russia-based ICO for copying a bank's website to promote "potentially fraudulent securities."

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2018