Crypto ‘godfather’ and LA cop plead guilty to tax, civil rights violations adminRadiantMarket | January 18, 2025 Adam Iza, founder of the Zort crypto trading platform, and LASD deputy Eric Chase Saavedra admit to exploiting law enforcement. Ga naar dit bericht
Hong Kong court rules for investors in JPEX cryptocurrency fraud case adminRadiantMarket | October 30, 2024 This was the first case against JPEX, which operated in Hong Kong without a license. Ga naar dit bericht
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence adminRadiantMarket | October 18, 2024 A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence. Ga naar dit bericht
MEV bot scam rides AI hype to return under new name, says SlowMist adminRadiantMarket | October 15, 2024 Blockchain security firm SlowMist found a growing number of people lost funds to fake trading bots that use OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the name to build […] Ga naar dit bericht
SEC, FBI, DOJ coordinate takedown of 4 fraudulent crypto firms adminRadiantMarket | October 9, 2024 A complex set of overlapping companies, individuals and alleged crimes have been tackled by US federal authorities. Ga naar dit bericht
FBI seizes $6M from crypto scammers targeting US citizens adminRadiantMarket | September 28, 2024 Tether says it aided in the recovery of the stolen crypto by freezing the scammers wallets, which the FBI then seized. Ga naar dit bericht
Supreme Court of India YouTube channel hijacked to shill XRP adminRadiantMarket | September 20, 2024 India’s Supreme Court YouTube channel fell victim to a Ripple and XRP scam, promoting fraudulent investments via a fake livestream. Ga naar dit bericht
Crypto scam livestreams deepfaked Tim Cook amid Apple iPhone 16 launch adminRadiantMarket | September 10, 2024 A deepfake of Apple CEO Tim Cook asked viewers to deposit crypto into a wallet address in a bid to pull off the common “double-your-money” […] Ga naar dit bericht
FBI reports Americans lost $5.6B to cryptocurrency fraud in 2023 adminRadiantMarket | September 9, 2024 The elderly were the most vulnerable, and crypto ATMs have a variety of illicit uses, the report found. Ga naar dit bericht
Crypto pyramid scheme leader extradited to China after global pursuit adminRadiantMarket | August 23, 2024 As digital currencies continue to gain popularity worldwide, the risk of related economic crimes also increases. Ga naar dit bericht