Circle Society, Corp., and its owner, David Gilbert Saffron, have been charged with fraud relating to an Bitcoin and crypto asset investment scheme. The Nevada-based firm is suspected of operating an $11 million binary options scheme. The charges have been brought by the CFTC. Curiously, the chair of the US financial regulator said such scams…
Facebook has banned people entirely from advertising bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The site's new policy is just the latest expression of concern that the rising price and interest in bitcoin is allowing malicious scammers to try and defraud people interested in investing in cryptocurrencies. Facebook said it had found a huge number of people using the…
MPs are considering a probe into Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, following fears the digital currency could be open to fraud. The cryptocurrency, which is due to launch next year, will be run by a number of firms including Mastercard, Visa and PayPal. Facebook will incorporate the currency into its digital wallet called Calibra, while other companies will…
The crypto market has just entered into another tough period when a lot of coins started losing its value. In the midst of all the chaos, one cryptocurrency exchange announced a new pump scheme on several random coins, while hoping to get a boost itself. YoBit Plans a Pump-And-Dump Scheme YoBit, a Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange…
As the Indian government further complicates their stance on whether or not citizens should be allowed to trade and own cryptocurrencies, hackers have found a way to exploit government websites in order to make a fortune in cryptocurrency through a popular hack called cryptojacking. A team of security researchers have found that multiple government owned…
The former CEO of a cryptocurrency company has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay $9 million in restitution due to his company’s role in a major Ponzi scheme that cost hundreds of investors millions of dollars. The hearing comes as the U.S. government and regulatory agencies step up their crackdown on cryptocurrency-related…
Between Harvey, Irma, Maria, and now Florence, the United States has seen an unprecedented amount of disastrous natural disasters that have devastated communities and have left billions of dollars’ worth of damages in their wake. Ethereum’s blockchain is now potentially being used to solved many of the resulting problems. The sheer number of insurance requests…