DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M
The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings.
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Sep 21, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
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OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos also ordered Greenwood to forfeit $300 million, the approximate amount he pocketed from the scheme.
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Disgraced U.S. Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: NYT
A campaign donor told The New York Times that Santos and two others appeared to be trying a crypto-centric version of the classic Nigerian scam on him.
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Jul 27, 2023 at 9:07 p.m. UTC
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Ben McKenzie, the Hollywood Hypocrite Crypto Critic
The OC dreamboat has some reasonable criticisms of crypto. But he’s guilty of doing what he scolds: oversimplifying the story to make money for himself.
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Crypto Ponzi Schemes Cost Victims $7.8B in 2022: TRM Labs
Bitcoin is no longer the preferred chain for such crimes as criminals have moved onto altcoins, the blockchain analytics company also reported.
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CFTC Charges Man With Fraud in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Romance Scam
The scheme swindled at least 29 investors out of more than $1.3 million, according to the CFTC.
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This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet
Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.
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Jun 22, 2023 at 3:44 p.m. UTC
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Meme Coin BOB Tanks 45% After Elon Musk Calls its Twitter Bot Account a 'Scam'
Musk had previously engaged with the Bob token bot several times, aiding a value rise.
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Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.
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Jun 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture
If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says CoinDesk columnist Paul Dylan-Ennis.
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Jun 9, 2023 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
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