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FBI Warns About Cryptocurrency Theft Scams Using Play-to-Earn Games

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The FBI has issued a public service announcement (PSA) warning on the utilization of play-to-earn games as part of a scheme to defraud users of funds stored in the form of cryptocurrency. Criminals are introducing victims to this kind of game…

US Prosecutors Seek to Further Restrict Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s Internet Access

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Die USA. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Damian Williams, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are requesting “proposed modifications” to the bail conditions of former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. The SDNY prosecutor is asking the court to…

Crypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges

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Major crypto exchanges have failed to prevent sanctioned Russian banks and traders from transacting, according to a blockchain forensics report. At least two established coin trading platforms continue to allow Russians to use their bank cards in peer-to-peer deals, the analysis…

Former Cohasset High School Employee Accused of Stealing Thousands in Electricity to Mine Bitcoin in School Campus Crawlspace

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A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the…

US Federal Trade Commission Investigates Marketing Schemes of Crypto Firm Voyager

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According to a court document filed recently in the Voyager Digital bankruptcy case, die USA. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the marketing of the crypto firm. Like the U.S. Wertpapier- und Börsenkommission (SEK), the FTC has objected to Binance…

Kettenanalyse: Crypto Scam Revenue Dropped 46% in 2022

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Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam…

Die Republikaner im Repräsentantenhaus fordern Antworten von der SEC zur Verhaftung des FTX-Mitbegründers

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Am Feb. 10, 2023, Die Republikaner Patrick McHenry aus North Carolina und Bill Huizenga aus Michigan, beide Mitglieder der USA. Repräsentantenhaus, hat einen Brief an die Börsenaufsichtsbehörde (Securities and Exchange Commission) geschickt (SEK) Vorsitzender Gary Gensler sucht nach Antworten zur Verhaftung von…

Several Crypto Exchange Websites Taken Down in Kazakhstan

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Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto…

Philippine Authorities Rescue Alleged Victims of ‘Crypto Trafficking Ring’

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Philippine authorities say that they have rescued alleged victims of a “crypto trafficking ring” who were recruited to work in a call center in Cambodia and scam people out of their cryptocurrencies. The authorities are also investigating government employees who may…