Scammers Hijack Verified Twitter Account To Steal Crypto By Posing As Telegram CEO
The founder and CEO of Telegram and its TON Initial Coin Offering (ICO) Pavel Durov tweeted a warning on Saturday, Apr 28, telling his followers that the messaging app is experiencing downtime...
Iceland: $2 Mln Bitcoin Mining Theft Suspect Vows To Return Home After Fleeing To...
The Icelandic man who allegedly stole Bitcoin mining hardware worth $2 mln vowed to return home in a statement reported by local news media outlet Fréttablaðið April 20.
As reported April 18, Sindri...
Half of Russian ICO Money Went to Pyramid Schemes in 2017
The Russian Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain announces plans to create a standard template for ICOs.
The Russian Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (RACIB) has...
Crypto trading tumbles as investment scramble unwinds
LONDON (Reuters) - Trading activity on cryptocurrency exchanges has halved from its December peak, industry data shows, as retail interest in the virtual coins...
Celebrity Watch: Another Bitcoin Scam Featuring Two Famous Celebrities
In another bitcoin scam, a fake website called BitCoin Trader used celebrity names like Deborah Meaden of BBC’s Dragon Den and MoneySavingExpert founder, Martin...
ICO scams cause heightened Awareness and inspire Crypto Crackdown in Vietnam
Protestors have been calling for an investigation into Modern Tech JSC for committing “the largest ever cryptocurrency fraud involving 15 trillion dong,” or $658 million raised...
South Korea Arrests 14 On Suspicion Of Discount Bitcoin Mining
South Korean authorities have arrested 14 operators allegedly involved in illegally subsidized Bitcoin mining, local media outlet Yonhap reports April 1.
As Yonhap reports, police arrested 14 people suspected...
31 March: Sergey Mavrodi had a closed casket funeral
Sergey Mavrodi, a well-known figure in Russia, reported dying of heart attack on 26th March in Moscow. His biography can be easily found in Wikipedia.
Being...
Buyer Beware: Cryptocurrency ‘Pump and Dump’ Schemes Coordinated In Telegram
Telegram, an instant messaging service founded by Pavel Durov, is being used by cryptocurrency scammers to coordinate pump-and-dump schemes, as reported by Business Insider....
Bitcoin Account Holder Loses $100K Over Public Wireless Network
An unidentified 36-year-old man who owns a Bitcoin account has lost more than 100,000 euros ($117,000) worth of Bitcoins while he was logged in...
