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[ad_2][ad_1] 2020 has been a year few of us will soon forget, and as businesses clamored to stay afloat or weather the storm that the COVID-19 pandemic caused – not to mention everything else that has happened in the past 12 months. – in the criminal underground, business is booming. …

[ad_2][ad_1] Mikhail Mishustin, the Russian prime minister, raised the issue of cryptocurrencies and the need to protect users during Thursday’s government session, according to a transcript. Recognizing the growing interest in this “relatively new tool”, Mishustin said the government intends to guide the development of the cryptocurrency market in a …

[ad_2][ad_1] This year has brought considerable growth to the crypto community. Notably, Bitcoin has regained much of its lost value and is well on its way to new all-time highs. Along with this added value comes a number of Bitcoin scams. Unfortunately, the unregulated and private nature of the market …

[ad_2][ad_1] The US Federal Trade Commission is reimbursing around 8,000 victims who lost money by investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraud schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of around $ 100 into $ 80,000 in monthly income. Victims of Bitcoin Pyramid Schemes get refunds The Federal …

[ad_2][ad_1] The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) claims it seized $ 24 million worth of cryptocurrencies after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $ 200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands of Brazilians. …

[ad_2][ad_1] There is a new digital currency scam making its rounds and capitalizing on the US presidential election. The Twitter account (@EmmaIsaacs) is impersonating Elon Musk, commenting on Donald Trump’s tweets, and encouraging Twitter users to visit a fraudulent website that prompts them to send BTC and ETH to a …

[ad_2][ad_1] Ripple Labs and CEO Brad Garlinghouse are suing YouTube over allegations that the video streaming giant failed to guard its platform against fake XRP scams, resulting in monetary damage to users and damage to Ripple’s reputation. Ripple’s lawsuit centers on “XRP Giveaway” scams that rely on hijacked accounts and …

[ad_2][ad_1] The two additional forks of Ethereum Nowa (ETN) and Ethereum Classic Vision (ETCV) were reviewed after reports emerged that both are taking private keys from users seeking to redeem additional coins. So they use private keys to empty the wallets of those who try to participate in the launches. …

[ad_2][ad_1] 2018 will be remembered for a long time as the start of a significant cryptocurrency bear market, but the declining market has nevertheless offered scam artists opportunities to trap unwary investors. As 2017 was a year unsolved for Bitcoin (BTC) and the like, investors were clamoring for the melee …

[ad_1] That the wild west of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is prone to fraud and scams means to underestimate things. Here we have the first academic tests of how frequent pump and deposit scams are. Rather, in reality, as we would expect in a completely unregulated financial market. The next interesting …