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3 embroidery artists weave NFT charity drop to help victims of human trafficking

23.12.2021
Hope For The Future offers support and the opportunity of a new start to people affected by human trafficking or sexual exploitation

Bitmart pledges to reimburse hack victims as crypto community voices support

11.12.2021
With cases of crypto-related exploits on the rise again, it appears that more can be done by platforms to bolster investor confidence

Crypto lending firm Celsius reportedly affected in BadgerDAO exploit

3.12.2021
The BadgerDAO attack has reportedly impacted Celsius Network for more than $50 million, sources suggest

Jailed Onecoin Mastermind Accused of Using Contraband Mobile Phone to Move $20 Million

25.11.2021
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, one of the masterminds behind the Onecoin pyramid scheme, recently used a contraband mobile phone to move at least $20 million while holed up in a prison in the United States, an attorney for one of the scheme’s victims has said. Onecoin Mastermind Taking Advantage...

Onecoin Victims Petition Bulgaria for Seizure of Assets and Compensation

19.11.2021
A lawyer representing investors defrauded by the notorious crypto scam Onecoin has urged authorities in Bulgaria to act on the case, claiming that the “world’s largest pyramid scheme” is still operating from the country. In a petition with the Bulgarian Constitutional...

US Justice Dept is selling $56M in crypto to compensate victims of BitConnect’s fraud

16.11.2021
“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department

Russia Fails to Act on Request to Help Freeze Millions in Crypto Withdrawn From Wex Wallet

14.11.2021
The Russian Ministry of Interior has rejected a request filed by clients of Wex to do its part in the blocking of crypto funds removed from a wallet controlled by the now-defunct crypto exchange. Over 10,000 ETH have been recently withdrawn from the wallet and transferred to other platforms....

FBI Public Service Announcement Warns of ‘Increased’ Crypto ATM, QR Code Fraud

5.11.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s domestic intelligence and security service, has published a public service announcement concerning fraudulent schemes associated with cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The FBI’s warning, published on November 4, highlights...

Investors Lost $10,000 on Average to Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko, Poll Reveals

13.10.2021
Investors defrauded by the Russia-based cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Finiko have sent the crypto pyramid an average exceeding 720,000 rubles, or more than $10,000 at current exchange rates. The assessment comes from a survey of victims conducted by a public non-profit organization. Fifth of Finiko...

Coinbase Reveals Massive Hack of User Accounts: Over 6,000 Customers Lost Funds

2.10.2021
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has disclosed that at least 6,000 users were victims of a hacking campaign to gain unauthorized access to the accounts of Coinbase customers. The hackers also took advantage of a flaw in Coinbase’s SMS Account Recovery process to gain access...

Law Enforcement in Russia’s Samara Region Investigates 8 Cases of Fraud Related to Finiko

28.9.2021
The investigation into the Russia-based crypto pyramid Finiko is growing with law enforcement officials in Samara region announcing they have launched eight criminal cases against Finiko associates. Authorities are also working to identify more victims of the Ponzi scheme, Russia’s largest...

Additional compensation available for Cryptsy victims, court notice says

22.9.2021
Those who lost money in a 2016 U.S. crypto exchange heist maybe be entitled to additional recoupment

Russian Police Arrest 2 Women, High-Ranking Members of Finiko Crypto Pyramid

11.9.2021
Law enforcement in the Russian republic of Tatarstan have made new arrests in connection with the crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko. Two women detained this week are believed to have attracted millions of dollars to the pyramid. The now collapsed Finiko lured investors from a number of countries in...

Eastern European victims sent $815M to Ponzis and scams in the past year

2.9.2021
Scams make up the largest share of funds sent from Eastern Europe to illicit addresses

UK Police Seize USB Stick With Ethereum Worth $9.5 Million

15.8.2021
British detectives have seized $22.25 million from operators of an international cryptocurrency scam. Among the items seized was a USB stick containing ethereum worth $9.5 million. The police are now attempting to contact the victims of this scam to return their funds. UK Police Seize Crypto in...

NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War

16.7.2021
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted...

US Sentences Crypto Fraudster to 15 Years in Prison After Duping Thousands of Investors

9.7.2021
A Swedish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the U.S. for an investment fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency, including bitcoin. He defrauded thousands of victims of more than $16 million. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that a “cryptocurrency...