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China Moves to Crack Down on Digital Currency Pyramid Schemes

Stan HigginsJan 22, 2018

China's public security ministry says it will take aim at pyramid schemes in the country, including those that purportedly involve cryptocurrencies.

Crime

Bulgaria Joins ‘International Operation’ Against OneCoin

Stan HigginsJan 19, 2018

Bulgaria's government has revealed it is part of an international crackdown of OneCoin.

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Pyramid Scheme

Self-Help Firm That Mostly Took Bitcoin as Payment Mostly Just Helped Itself, SEC Charges

Danny NelsonSep 2, 2020

Ninety-two percent of Mindset 24 investors allegedly lost some of their funds. They'd paid in over a million dollars, mostly in bitcoin.

Brazil

Brazil Central Bank Chief Compares Bitcoin to Pyramid Scheme

Rachel-Rose O'LearyOct 17, 2017

The president of Brazil's central bank compared bitcoin to a financial scam, according to newly published statements.

Europe

OneCoin Promoters Fined €2.6 Million by Italian Consumer Watchdog

Stan HigginsAug 14, 2017

A consumer rights watchdog in Italy is fining a group of companies that have promoted OneCoin.

Pyramid Scheme

Crime

Buddhist Monks Said to Be Targeted by Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme

Wolfie ZhaoJun 22, 2017

A bitcoin-focused pyramid scheme appears to have targeted Buddhist meditation practitioners in Thailand, according to a local news source.

Crime

India is Cracking Down on OneCoin

Stan HigginsApr 26, 2017

Reports are emerging that authorities in India are undertaking a broad crackdown on OneCoin.

Crime

Digital Currency Pyramid Scheme Operators Jailed in Spain

Yessi Bello PerezOct 27, 2015

A Spanish court has remanded in custody the alleged operators of a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called ‘unete’. Temporary imprisonment pre-trial is typically set as a precaution to avoid defendants from fleeing or destroying necessary evidence during a case. The court documents, dated 21st October, state that Jose Manuel Ramirez Marco and Maria del […]

Crime

Police Arrest 20 in Digital Currency Pyramid Scheme

Stan HigginsJul 16, 2015

Spanish police have arrested 20 individuals in connection with a pyramid scheme that used a fake digital currency called the unete.

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