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Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4B in Crypto From PlusToken Scam

Daniel PalmerNov 27, 2020

Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China.

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Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?

Nathaniel WhittemoreJun 25, 2020

Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.

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Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 Years

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 1, 2020

Fourteen operators of the giant PlusToken scam have been sentenced in China to up to 11 years in prison.

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Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop

Omkar GodboleMar 10, 2020

Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff.

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Market Liquidations Cause Cascade in Bitcoin Price

Daniel CawreyMar 9, 2020

The price of bitcoin dropped sharply over the past 24 hours as a confluence of events has led to traders hitting the sell button.

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Bitcoin’s Sharp Price Drop May Have Been Prompted by $120M Scam Sell-off

Omkar GodboleMar 9, 2020

Bitcoin has quickly plunged to two-month lows, with some analysts suggesting an over-$100 million liquidation by PlusToken scammers as the cause.

Bitcoin Price

Chainalysis Report on PlusToken ‘Scammers’ Blamed for Monday’s Crypto Selloff

Lawrence LewitinnDec 16, 2019

As bitcoin and ether prices fell below technically significant levels, some traders are citing fear emanating from a report about the alleged PlusToken Ponzi scheme as the reason for the plunge

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