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CryptoNovo recent activity via OpenSea
Web3 Builders Lose Dozens of High-Value NFTs in Back-to-Back Attacks
Nikhil Gopalani, COO of an NFT project owned by Nike, and CryptoNovo, a prominent NFT collector, lost NFTs estimated to have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to scammers.
CryptoNovo recent activity via OpenSea

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Pursues $45M Scam Based in Fake Blockchain Technology
The U.S. securities agency is going after the people behind what it says was a massive fraud stealing from tens of thousands of investors.
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Crypto Adds Unsavory Footnote to Dreadful 2022: Year of the Rug Pull
Fraudsters deployed over 117,000 scam tokens from January through Dec. 1, a 41% increase over the full 2021, according to study from Solidus Labs.
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US Prosecutors Charge 21 Alleged ‘Money Mules’ With Using Crypto to Launder Proceeds of Cybercrimes
The arrests are the result of a multi-year investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, the Postal Inspection Service and the Department of Justice.
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CDCROP: Hacker attacking internet (Getty Images)
Ethereum Merge Had ‘All the Ingredients of a Scammer’s Dream,’ Chainalysis Exec Says
Eric Jardine discusses how scammers were able to capitalize on the second-biggest blockchain’s transition and how $1.2 million in ether was stolen.
CDCROP: Hacker attacking internet (Getty Images)

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Crypto Trading Firm PGI Dissolved in UK After Alleged Scam
The firm was dissolved by the U.K. High Court and the Official Receiver has been appointed as liquidator.
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CDCROP: Phishing attack hack hook keyboard (Shutterstock)
Phishing Scammer Has Drained $1M in Crypto and NFTs in Past 24 Hours, Says On-Chain Sleuth
A prolific scammer has so far netted more than $3.5 million in total, according to ZachXBT.
CDCROP: Phishing attack hack hook keyboard (Shutterstock)

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SEC Accuses 2 Firms of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme
The complaint alleges the two companies pumped the price of their cryptocurrency by falsely claiming they had acquired $10 billion in gold bullion to back it.
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Delaware DOJ Freezes Wallets, Accounts in 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams
A total of 23 entities, including wallets, accounts and individuals, were traced in this version of a common crypto romance scam.
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Crypto Ponzi Schemes: How to Identify and Protect Yourself From These Scams
Rags-to-riches stories fueled by crypto investments can lead people to jump into new projects that promise returns that seem “too good to be true.”
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