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Crypto 17/06/21 15:13 by Best Owie
Ledger Scam: Scammers Mail Hacked Ledger Devices To Steal Crypto
Scammers are now mailing hacked ledger devices to Ledger users in a bid to steal crypto from unsuspecting users. An alarmed user made a post on Reddit that they had gotten a Ledger device that they ha...
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Crypto 03/06/21 14:00 by Samuel Wan
Apple Co-Founder Loses Lawsuit Against YouTube Over Crypto Giveaway Scams
Steve Wozniak has lost his lawsuit against YouTube over scammers using his image to push crypto giveaway scams on the streaming platform. The case touches on the responsibility of social media compani...
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Bitcoin 14/05/21 21:53 by Tony Spilotro
Lesson Learned: Teacher Loses Life Savings To Elon Musk Bitcoin Scam
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and other crypto assets are making headlines all across mainstream finance for making people rich left and right. But as abundant as success stories are these days, there&...
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Other 07/05/21 19:45 by PR DESK
The DApp List Completes $1.77 Million Funding Round Led By Notable Investors
The DApp List, a decentralized multi-chain ecosystem focused on eliminating crypto scams in the industry, has announced the completion of a $1.77 million round of funding from notable investors to he...
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Crypto 28/04/21 18:22 by Tony Spilotro
How Blockchain Businesses And Crypto Companies Can Reduce Cyberthreats
Bitcoin and Ethereum are booming, altcoins are surging, and other crypto categories like DeFi and NFTs have taken off like never before. Money is being made on digital currencies and it is highly visi...
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Bitcoin 01/04/21 03:00 by Tony Spilotro
Go Phish: How This Bitcoin Investor Lost 17 BTC To An iPhone App
Bitcoin is once again making headlines everywhere, mostly for all the right reasons this time around. However, where there’s money to be made, there’s also scammers waiting in the shadows ...
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Altcoins 30/03/21 14:00 by Samuel Wan
Cardano Launches Anti-Scam Task Force to Combat Fraudsters
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson has announced the formation of an internal action force aimed at countering scammers. This comes as a report from fraud prevention firm Bolster showed cryptocurrency ...
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Bitcoin 19/03/21 11:27 by Olivia Brooke
Masterminds of two-year-long £20 million Bitcoin fraud busted
Crypto-related crimes may have been drowned in the midst of all the other buzzing stories recorded in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, but the industry is still very buoyant for participants. Using Bitc...
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Bitcoin 16/03/21 20:10 by Steven Msoh
How One Man Lost Over $500k to a Fake Elon Musk Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
Elon Musk is beloved in the crypto community, with many even believing he is the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. However, for one German man, his name will always bring up one of his worst memories. T...
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Altcoins 10/03/21 18:03 by Brenda Ngari
Ripple, YouTube Reach Settlement In XRP Scams Lawsuit, CEO Brad Garlinghouse Reveals
The CEO of fintech firm Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, recently revealed that the blockchain firm has settled its dispute with video-streaming behemoth YouTube over XRP giveaway scams. In a series of twe...
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Bitcoin 19/10/20 13:27 by Olivia Brooke
Malware scam tricks user into sending $79,480 worth of Bitcoin
Crypto scams have been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency scene for the longest time and this year was not an exception. Back in 2017, after the major Bitcoin sell-off that preceded the new year,...
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Bitcoin 09/10/20 22:59 by Olivia Brooke
Bitcoin Evangelist Anthony Pompliano Labels DeFi An ICO Branded Scam
DeFi’s explosive growth has in no way lessened the criticism from the crypto-industry. In fact, the surge in usage and popularity has attracted harsh criticism from industry players, all of whom ha...
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Other 23/09/20 17:21 by Samuel Wan
Winklevoss Rubbishes Similarities Between DeFi and the ICO Bubble
Many have drawn similarities between DeFi and the ICO craze of 2017, and it’s easy to see why as well. To begin with, both operate(d) primarily on the Ethereum network. However, it’s the f...
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Altcoins 11/09/20 23:12 by Brenda Ngari
Ripple Accuses YouTube Of Wilfully Disregarding Warnings About XRP Scams Happening On Its Platform
Ripple sued video-hosting giant YouTube for failing to stop XRP giveaway scams that defrauded innocent individuals of millions of dollars, the news of which ZyCrypto broke back in April. The cryptocu...
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Crypto 10/09/20 10:26 by Bernice Nyambura
Crypto Whale Warns Of Growing DeFi Scams As Another Protocol Exits Market With Funds Worth $20M
A new liquidity mining pool DeFi project, Yfdexf.Finance has exited the market after defrauding investors of $20 million in total funds locked in its protocol. Yfdexf conducted a two days major adver...
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Crypto 20/08/20 23:00 by Tony Spilotro
Dangers of DeFi Hype Surface Following One-Hour Crypto Scam
The DeFi craze may finally be getting out of control. The crypto community has been in support of the thriving trend, even welcoming to experimentation and accepting of outright worthless tokens. But ...
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Altcoins 01/08/20 06:00 by Nick Chong
Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this...
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Bitcoin 31/07/20 23:00 by Tony Spilotro
Why Was The Official Apple Twitter’s Only Tweet Ever About Bitcoin?
Oddly enough, Apple is known for never using its official Twitter account to market its flagship iPhone or Mac computers. However, the one tweet the account has ever made was directly about Bitcoin to...
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Crypto 31/07/20 02:00 by Nick Chong
As Crypto Rips Higher, the US SEC Is Warning of ICO Scams Yet Again
It’s been an explosive past few weeks for the crypto market. While much focus has been put on Bitcoin and Ethereum, altcoins have also performed extremely well, with some rallying hundreds of pe...
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Crypto 24/07/20 04:00 by Cole Petersen
Apple Co-Founder Claims Google is “Directly Profiting” from Crypto Scams in Lawsuit
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is suing YouTube’s parent company Google, claiming that the video content platform is directly profiting from crypto scams that hurt users These claims have come about...
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Altcoins 22/07/20 21:22 by Bernice Nyambura
‘We’re Not Liable for Crypto Scammers’ Actions,’ Says YouTube On XRP Giveaway Scams
Youtube’s representative attorneys have responded to Ripple’s lawsuit by saying that YouTube is not liable to the actions of third-party content creators on the platform. Ripple’s lawsui...
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Bitcoin 17/07/20 03:00 by Tony Spilotro
Bitcoin Searches Spike On Google After Twitter Scam Goes Viral
As the saying goes, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. That old phrase is once again proving true, as search queries for Bitcoin spike following news of a Twitter scam going viral. Could th...
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Bitcoin 16/07/20 22:00 by Tony Spilotro
The Most Common Bitcoin Scams And How To Avoid Them
Yesterday, high-profile Twitter celebrities and other influential accounts were hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam. The scam isn’t uncommon and is just one of many that involve cryptocurrency in s...
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Altcoins 14/07/20 05:00 by Nick Chong
PSA: There’s A Crypto Scam on Youtube Misappropriating Cardano Content
Cardano (ADA) has been one of the most popular cryptocurrencies over the past few months. This is for good reason: according to market data, the price of the altcoin has risen by 200% since the start ...
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Bitcoin 13/07/20 11:19 by Olivia Brooke
New research reveals how much the average Bitcoin scammer nets in a day
Every day, cryptocurrency scams are growing in their numbers and Bitcoin appears to be top on the list, likely because of its popularity. In the first 6 months of 2020, $25 million have been lost to ...
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Altcoins 12/07/20 20:26 by Brenda Ngari
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Issues Warning About A YouTube Scam Promoting Fake ADA Giveaway
Despite YouTube’s censorship of crypto-related content, the video streaming giant has failed to eliminate crypto giveaway scams. On July 12, Cardano founder and CEO of IOHK has warned investors ...
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Bitcoin 11/07/20 22:38 by Olivia Brooke
Binance CEO CZ Reacts After Appearing in Latest YouTube Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
Over the past few weeks, YouTube cryptocurrency giveaway scams have been gaining popularity for their increased fraudulent ads where crypto CEOs and Founders have been impersonated, and their identit...
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Crypto 06/07/20 14:09 by Guest Author
Unreal Claims of “CryptoUnit Scam” Fail The Test of Proof
It is a painful reality of the modern world that scams have become the most popular and profitable undertaking. The more devious and sophisticated the scheme, the more fantastic and unreal are the cl...
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Bitcoin 17/06/20 00:49 by Adrian Klent
Co-Founder Of $722 Million Bitcoin Scam Scheme Arrested On Sex Charges In Indonesia
Russ Albert Medlin, the founder of the infamous Bitcoin Club Network has been arrested by the Jakarta police force. According to a Jakarta media outlet, Medlin who had previously been indicted by the...
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Bitcoin 08/06/20 21:12 by Priyeshu Garg
Bitcoin Scammers Are Using SpaceX Footage to Swindle Crypto From Users
A new Bitcoin scam has emerged on YouTube, using the name of Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. The video is a live stream of a legitimate SpaceX event with Bitcoin addresses superimposed on the video ...
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