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Russia Considers Jail Time for People Helping Crypto Scammers Launder Proceeds

The interior ministry of Russia has decided to go after those providing money-laundering services to crypto fraudsters, suggesting they should go to prison. The department wants to introduce criminal liability…

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Romance Crypto Scams on the Rise: Accounted for $185M in Losses for Americans

According to an analysis conducted by Bankless Times, cryptocurrencies have grabbed the attention of a significant chunk of America’s population. However, scammers have used this growing popularity to con people…

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NFT, BTC Scams Featured on British Army’s Compromised Twitter, YouTube Accounts

Twitter and YouTube accounts of the British Army were simultaneously hacked on Sunday and used for promoting two different crypto scams. However, by Sunday evening, the compromised accounts had been…

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CFTC Handles its Biggest Bitcoin-Related Fraud Scheme Worth $1.7 Billion

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a U.S. federal regulatory agency, charged a South African citizen and a global foreign currency commodity pool with alleged fraud and registration violations worth…

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