North Carolina deems passive mining pool "shares" are unregistered securities.
The excitement surrounding ICOs has left investors vulnerable to phishing attacks, diminishing the reputation of the new investment mechanism.
A conference in Miami played host to evidence of a growing schism in the crypto community between passionate developers and fly-by-night traders.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission reportedly received over 1,200 complaints about cryptocurrency scams last year.
A new type of scam sees Twitter users copying cryptocurrency developers and companies and asking the public to send "donations."
FINRA, a self-regulatory authority for the financial industry in the U.S., has issued a new warning about cryptocurrency-related stock fraud.
Fear, uncertainty and doubt are dominating the media, but Overstock's Steve Hopkins suggests talking points to counter the scaremongering.
Sorting the signal from the noise may be harder in the cryptocurrency space than almost anywhere else.
Police in York, Canada, have warned of a tax scam after over 40 people were convinced to send money via bitcoin ATMs.
A bitcoin-focused pyramid scheme appears to have targeted Buddhist meditation practitioners in Thailand, according to a local news source.
CoinDesk's Bailey Reutzel examines the darker side of dogecoin, chronicling the scams that almost killed the iconic project.
A new report by a cybersecurity platform provider issued today offered new data on social media scams.
Regional police in Canada have issued a warning to local residents about fraudulent investment schemes involving bitcoin.
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 penny stock tied to a little-known bitcoin company and a slew of WhatsApp spam messages were at the heart of a pump-and-dump scheme last week.