crypto scams

Crypto Investment Scams Fall With Market Downturn, but DeFi Hacks Surge: Report
Crypto Investment Scams Fall With Market Downturn, but DeFi Hacks Surge: Report
Crypto investment scams are down along with the rest of the market, Chainalysis Director of Research Kim Grauer tells “First Mover,” citing macroeconomic headwinds and law enf...
Crypto Investment Scams Fall With Market Downturn, but DeFi Hacks Surge: Report

Crypto Criminal Activity Falls With Rest of Market: Chainalysis
Crypto Criminal Activity Falls With Rest of Market: Chainalysis
Chainalysis Director of Research Kim Grauer discusses why crypto scams are receding this year amid the latest market downturn. Plus, a closer look at how retail investors are...
Crypto Criminal Activity Falls With Rest of Market: Chainalysis

CFTC Charges Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud
CFTC Charges Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud
In one of the biggest scams in bitcoin’s history, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged South Africa-based bitcoin pool operator Mirror Trading International wi...
CFTC Charges Mirror Trading International With $1.7B Fraud

MetaMask Has a Plan to Help Victims of Crypto Scams
MetaMask Has a Plan to Help Victims of Crypto Scams
“The Hash” hosts discuss the details, reactions and implications of MetaMask, the browser-based wallet for navigating the world of Web 3, partnering with recovery specialist A...
MetaMask Has a Plan to Help Victims of Crypto Scams

Bitcoin Scam in South Africa? Africrypt Founders and $3.6B Bitcoin Missing
Bitcoin Scam in South Africa? Africrypt Founders and $3.6B Bitcoin Missing
The founders of South Africa-based crypto investment firm Africrypt are reportedly missing, along with 69,000 bitcoins worth approximately $3.6 billion. “The Hash” team invest...
Bitcoin Scam in South Africa? Africrypt Founders and $3.6B Bitcoin Missing

Scammers Are Sending Fake Hardware Wallets to Ledger Users
Scammers Are Sending Fake Hardware Wallets to Ledger Users
Scammers are sending Ledger users fake hardware wallets in phishing attempts, following a 2020 data breach that exposed nearly 300,000 customer addresses. “The Hash” hosts adv...
Scammers Are Sending Fake Hardware Wallets to Ledger Users

UK Financial Watchdog Warns ICO Crypto Is a Clone Company
UK Financial Watchdog Warns ICO Crypto Is a Clone Company
Britain’s financial regulator is warning users against clone company ICO Crypto, which has been identified as misusing details of a legitimate company, Swiss Re Capital Market...
UK Financial Watchdog Warns ICO Crypto Is a Clone Company

Apple Co-Founder Loses Bitcoin Scam Ads Lawsuit Against YouTube
Apple Co-Founder Loses Bitcoin Scam Ads Lawsuit Against YouTube
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, recently lost his case against YouTube involving ads for a crypto scam that used his name and image without permission. Similar scam ads us...
Apple Co-Founder Loses Bitcoin Scam Ads Lawsuit Against YouTube

Dubai Authorities Warn 'DubaiCoin' is an Elaborate Scam
Dubai Authorities Warn ‘DubaiCoin’ Is an Elaborate Scam
A press release listed on PR Newswire attracted attention to a new Dubai-based crypto called DubaiCoin–but it turns out DubaiCoin was a fraud. The nation’s authorities are war...
Dubai Authorities Warn 'DubaiCoin' is an Elaborate Scam

FTC Reports Tenfold Surge In Cryptocurrency Scams Year-Over-Year
FTC Reports Tenfold Surge In Cryptocurrency Scams Year-Over-Year
Consumers have lost roughly $80 million to cryptocurrency scams since last October, according to a new Consumer Protection Data Spotlight released by the Federal Trade Commiss...
FTC Reports Tenfold Surge In Cryptocurrency Scams Year-Over-Year