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Amidst Controversy, Bitfinex Hires Prominent Law Firm to Fight Defamation
2017-12-05T10:37:57.000+02:00
Steptoe & Johnson has been hired to respond to the spread of unflattering theories about the exchange by blogger Bitfinex'ed.
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Blockchain Entrepreneurs See ICO Bubble as Cause for Wave of Criticism
2017-10-26T15:01:06.000+02:00
"Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs conducting ICOs today lack a basic understanding of how blockchain works."
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Businessman Behind Two Allegedly Fraudulent ICOs Busted by SEC
2017-10-01T11:32:30.000+02:00
"Investors should be wary of companies touting ICOs as a way to generate outsized returns."
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Scammers Target ICO Investors with Fake Token Sales Offers
2017-09-18T16:32:40.000+02:00
CoinDash CEO Alon Muroch said: "People need to be careful about phishing and scams, especially in the blockchain space."
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Bitfinex Warns Clients of Security Scam
2017-08-23T12:57:36.000+02:00
The Hong Kong based cryptocurrency exchange says that its traders have been receiving odd phone calls regarding account security.
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Australians Lose $13.3m to Investment Scams in First Half of 2017
2017-07-13T11:32:36.000+02:00
Investors continue to fall victim to scams despite ASIC's best efforts to promote public awareness.
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Bitcoin Worth Over $4m Goes Missing Along with Dark Web Marketplace AlphaBay
2017-07-06T12:39:04.000+02:00
While some users are holding on to the hope that AlphaBay is just under maintenance, evidence suggests a scam.
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Freewallet Founder Calls Reports of Stolen $8m in Ethereum "Fake News"
2017-06-14T10:04:59.000+02:00
He blames delays in ETH transaction processing on the Ethereum blockchain being overloaded with Bancor ICO.
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Ethereum Worth Over $8 Million Apparently Stolen from Freewallet Users UPDATE
2017-06-13T08:14:53.000+02:00
Updated with an official statement from Alvin Hagg, Freewallet co-founder.
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FT Calls Bitcoin a Pyramid Scheme on the Cryptocurrency's 8th Birthday
2017-01-04T09:52:02.000+02:00
As expected, the $1000 price brings mainstream media attention to bitcoin, not all of it good.
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Belgian Watchdog Issues Warning Against OneCoin
2016-07-10T12:50:49.000+02:00
Online reports refer to OneCoin as a multi-level marketing (MLM) scam.
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"Bitcoin Creator" Craig Wright Tries to Vanish By Deleting Blog
2016-05-05T14:42:39.000+02:00
The Australian that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto is "sorry" for Gavin Andresen and Jon Matonis after backlash.
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ShapeShift Clients Targeted by a Clone Scam Website
2016-04-27T09:04:32.000+02:00
The clone looks identical to ShapeShift’s legacy design and is just one letter away from its exact address.
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Cryptsy’s Assets Frozen by Court Over Class Action Lawsuit
2016-04-05T15:29:08.000+02:00
It seems that Big Vern wont be able to pay the hacker that promised to recover the stolen cryptocurrencies after all.
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Cryptsy's Stolen $6m of Cryptocurrencies to Be Recovered?
2016-03-13T13:12:18.000+02:00
The bitcoin exchange has signed a contract with an anonymous hacker that goes by the alias Cryptcracker.
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Was Martin Shkreli Really Just Scammed Out of $15m in Bitcoin?
2016-02-14T13:32:27.000+02:00
The "most hated man in America" claims he has spent $15 million using bitcoin to buy the exclusive rights to a new Kanye West album.
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SEC Charges Josh Garza with Fraud for GAW, ZenMiner Scams
2015-12-01T19:56:20.000+02:00
The SEC has formally charged Josh Garza (Homero Joshua Garza) with fraud stemming from his operation of GAW Miners.
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JPMorgan Issues Statement On "JPM Coin" / "Morgan Dollars" Scam
2015-11-17T13:26:02.000+02:00
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has disavowed any connection with an apparently China-based digital currency scam that uses the bank's branding.
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$100 Million Class Action Taken in GemCoin Ponzi, Local Councilman Resigns
2015-10-08T23:40:23.000+02:00
A $100 million class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the alleged victims of a Ponzi scam involving a digital currency, GemCoin.
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Plea Deal Reached in Trendon Shavers Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
2015-09-22T22:36:52.000+02:00
Trendon Shavers, accused of running a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme with bitcoins, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Arcadia Official Accused of Involvement in GemCoin Scam
2015-09-20T18:59:25.000+02:00
Investors began to complain when they tried cashing in on their holdings, upon which they discovered they were worthless.
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2 Suspects in MyCoin Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Reportedly Arrested in Thailand
2015-08-25T13:34:24.000+02:00
Two suspects in the Hong Kong-based MyCoin bitcoin Ponzi scam have reportedly been arrested in Thailand.
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Court Approves Fraud Claims Against HashFast
2015-08-19T15:50:40.000+02:00
A district court judge has approved claims alleging fraud in a lawsuit against bankrupt mining equipment maker HashFast.
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SEC Sues Carlos Garza, Investigating If GAW Miners Was Ponzi Scheme
2015-08-19T12:15:51.000+02:00
The SEC has sued Carlos Garza, a former employee of defunct GAW Miners and brother of former CEO Josh Garza.
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Default Judgement Made Against GAW Miners, Josh Garza MIA
2015-08-16T18:24:11.000+02:00
A court has issued a default ruling in favor of the Mississippi Power Company (MPC) in its lawsuit against defunct GAW Miners.
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