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Wonderland Rattled After Co-Founder Tied to Failed QuadrigaCX Exchange
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Defi
Wonderland Rattled After Co-Founder Tied to Failed QuadrigaCX Exchange
Wonderland’s TIME tokens fell 32% Thursday after blockchain sleuths revealed “Sifu,” a core member of the founding team, is an alleged long-time serial scammer. With a convict...
Wonderland Rattled After Co-Founder Tied to Failed QuadrigaCX Exchange
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 27, 2022 at 8:02 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2022
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Is Crypto a Ponzi Scheme?
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Is Crypto a Ponzi Scheme?
In December, Robert McCauley, an economist at Boston University, wrote an op-ed stating, “Bitcoin is worse than a Madoff-style Ponzi scheme.” “The Hash” group breaks down the...
Is Crypto a Ponzi Scheme?
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 20, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2022
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Chainalysis: DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled in $2.8B This Year
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Defi
Chainalysis: DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled in $2.8B This Year
Crypto investors in 2021 lost over $2.8 billion to “rug pulls,” a colloquial term for a type of crypto scam, according to Chainalysis. This year, the rise in scams reportedly...
Chainalysis: DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled in $2.8B This Year
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 18, 2021 at 9:17 a.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2021
DeFicdtvHash clipscamrug pulls
Metamask, Phantom Wallet Users Reportedly Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam
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Cdtv
Metamask, Phantom Wallet Users Reportedly Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam
Users of crypto wallets MetaMask and Phantom, as well as the crypto swap platform PancakeSwap, have been targeted in a crypto phishing scam involving Google Ads and at least h...
Metamask, Phantom Wallet Users Reportedly Targeted in Crypto Phishing Scam
By CoinDesk Staff
Nov 4, 2021 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2021
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Bitcoin.org Website Went Dark After Being Hacked From Apparent Giveaway Scam
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Bitcoin.org Website Went Dark After Being Hacked From Apparent Giveaway Scam
The website for Bitcoin.org, an open-source project that aims to support Bitcoin development, went dark early Thursday after being the victim of an attack claiming it would do...
Bitcoin.org Website Went Dark After Being Hacked From Apparent Giveaway Scam
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 23, 2021 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2021
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Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.
Markets
Scam
British Man Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Massive Twitter Hack
Twenty-two-year-old Joseph O’Conner is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the crypto phishing scheme
Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.
By Cheyenne Ligon
Jul 21, 2021 at 5:37 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2021
scamTwitter Hack 2020
missing piece, puzzle
Markets
Crime
Founders of South African Crypto Investment Firm – and $3.6B in Bitcoin – Are Missing
Africrypt investors were told not to inform police of the purported hack because it could slow the recovery of their funds.
missing piece, puzzle
By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 3:41 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
CrimeSouth AfricaRegulationscam
London
Markets
Scam
UK Bank TSB Set to Ban Crypto Buying Due to E-Wallet Scam Concerns: Report
The company is the latest U.K. bank to act to crack down on cyber-crime.
London
By Kevin Reynolds
Jun 19, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2021
scamcryptocurrenciesU.KTSB
Keys on keyboard, scam
Markets
Scam
People Behind Crypto Protocol DeFi100 May Have Absconded With $32M in Investor Funds
A not-so-classy message on the DeFi100.org website told investors they'd been fooled and "you can't do [the slightest thing] about it."
Keys on keyboard, scam
By Kevin Reynolds
May 22, 2021 at 11:19 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2021
scamDeFiDeFi100
Ledger Nano X
Tech
Phishing
'Convincing' Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack.
Ledger Nano X
By Benjamin Powers
Oct 27, 2020 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2020
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