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Nigeria arrests 792 people involved in crypto romance scams
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria arrested 792 individuals allegedly involved in crypto investment and romance…
Pastor ran crypto scam preying on congregation, CFTC sues
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Washington State pastor Francier Obando Pinillo…
UK-based scammer stole $650k in 12 months
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has exposed a British-based scammer responsible for $650,000 worth of crypto theft in the past…
SEC charges TrustToken and TrueCoin over stablecoin fraud
Two crypto companies related to the TUSD stablecoin were charged with securities violations by the U.S. Securities and…
Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years for role in FTX crypto fraud
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to two years in prison by District Judge…
Bybit reveals over $940m in abnormal withdrawals during H1 2024
Fraudsters continue targeting crypto exchanges, with Bybit reporting nearly $1 billion in suspicious withdrawal requests during the first…
SEC charges Rari Capital for misleading investors, unregistered activity
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against decentralized finance platform Rari Capital and its co-founders, accusing…
Inside the Pig Butchering Scam: Real Stories from Victims
The latest Cointelegraph video discusses one of the most dangerous crypto scams, ‘Pig Butchering,’ where victims are lured…
Trial of Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky begins
Lawyers representing Alex Mashinsky have argued that he “did not intend to defraud or harm anyone” — and…
BaseBros DeFi project enacts rug pull, steals over $130k
BaseBros Fi, a decentralized finance yield optimization protocol built on the Base blockchain, has vanished, presumably rug-pulling its…