All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency

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Bohdan Prylepa’s crypto ventures: failed exchanges and billion-dollar losses
Bohdan Prylepa’s name has sparked significant controversy in recent months: some accuse him of defrauding tens of thousands of Ukrainians and embezzling volunteer funds, while others argue he is a victim of fabricated attacks.
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WeWay, WhiteBIT and Qmall: projects by Ukrainian fraudsters Mykola Udyanskyi and Bohdan Prylepa that turned into crypto bubbles
The owners of the Qmall crypto exchange have stooped from bandit "raids" to petty "show-offs".
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Russian ’cryptocurrency king’ in custody: Polish court to decide whether to extradite him to the US
The court has arrested Dmitry V., who was detained in Warsaw and prosecuted by the US for fraud while running one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, for 60 days.
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The Qmall cryptocurrency exchange has been recognized as a scam: its owner, Bohdan Prylepa, who withdrew billions, has been declared wanted
According to Entrepreneur, the situation with cryptocurrency exchanges is growing increasingly concerning.
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US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Nvidia
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped on Wednesday a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed with a securities fraud lawsuit accusing artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab of misleading investors about how much of its sales depended on the volatile cryptocurrency market.
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UK bans ’unauthorised’ crypto website
A website that allows anyone to create their own cryptocurrency in a couple of clicks has been banned in the UK.
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Multi-billion-pound Russian money-laundering operation uncovered with ties across the UK
The UK’s NCA has led an international crackdown on the "unprecedented" money-laundering operation which swapped cash from British street-level drug deals for cryto from elite Russian hackers
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US targets crypto firm over alleged $115M investor fraud
U.S. authorities pursue claims of $115 million investor fraud, alleging cryptocurrency mining funds were misused and falsely marketed as low-risk opportunities.
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Bitcoin miner sues over £600m ’lost in tip’ dispute
A man trying to recover a Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill site which he says is now worth about £600m is "seeking to bribe the council", it has been claimed in court.
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Man who bought banana art for 6.2 million dollars eats the fruit in Hong Kong
Last week, Mr Sun, founder of cryptocurrency platform Tron, made the winning bid at the Sotheby’s auction in New York.
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FTX files lawsuit against Binance over transactions linked to Sam Bankman-Fried
Collapsed crypto hedge fund FTX has launched legal action against the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, seeking the return of almost $1.8bn (£1.4bn) allegedly transferred fraudulently.
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We Are All Satoshi fraud warning from QC, Canada
We Are All Satoshi has received a securities fraud warning from Quebec’s Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF).
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Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election
Dollar up and renewable energy stocks down, while shares in president-elect’s media business rise by more than a third
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Bitcoin hits a new record of £58,000 just hours after odds shortened on a Trump win
Bitcoin has reached its highest-ever value as Donald Trump moves closer to an election win.
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Scammer accused of stealing 4,100 Bitcoin has appeared in U.S. court on charges of wire fraud
Malone Lam and co-conspirator exploited victim’s trust through fake support calls, extracting over $274 million in crypto.
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Chinese OTC trader has been connected to laundering millions for North Korean hackers
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT detailed how the Chinese trader had been helping Lazarus Group launder funds since 2022.
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Payza’s Firoz Patel pleads guilty to obstruction after hiding $24 million
After pleading guilty to money laundering charges, Firoz Patel’s plan seems to have been do a bit of jail time and then live off $24 million in stashed bitcoin.
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Alleged Hong Kong crypto swindler linked to Singapore money laundering syndicate
Su Weiyi faces charges of theft in Hong Kong in relation to the 2022 collapse of the cryptocurrency platform Atom Asset Exchange.
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Indian authorities seize $5.6 million in BitConnect assets
Authorities in Gujarat have seized another 47.7 crore worth of assets tied to BitConnect (~$5.6 million).
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FBI’s token sting operation faces copyright controversy over misuse of MIT license
The US FBI was accused of copying software for secret crypto market trap.
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Cryptex crypto exchange under attack: Major arrests and money laundering allegations emerge
Last week, Russian security forces carried out a large-scale operation to detain individuals associated with the illegal activities of the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex and the anonymous payment system UAPS
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Australian police have seized $6.4 million from the suspected owner of an encrypted platform
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced they had seized AUD 9.3 million (US$6.36 million) in cryptocurrency as part of an operation targeting the assets of the alleged mastermind behind Ghost, an encrypted communication platform used by organized crime groups around the world to coordinate their illegal activities.
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Funds withdrawal, crypto exchanges, and offshore accounts: how the Uzbek bank "Octobank" launders money for the Russian elite
A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.
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SEC charges Apex promoters in $5 million fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency technology
The SEC has filed securities fraud charges against two Apex promoters.
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Joseph Heit has been sentenced to prison for financial fraud in Luxembourg
Scandal surrounding a halted hyrdoelectric plant has seen Croatian journalists link the project to Sasa Svalina and brother-in-law Josip Heit.