Auto Added by WPeMatico

Police Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Georgia has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam. Scammers are posing as representatives of financial institutions, informing individuals that…

Continue ReadingPolice Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

Bitcoin Scam Targets US County Residents With Fake Warrants

A scam email targeting residents of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is falsely soliciting Bitcoin payments to resolve supposed arrest warrants. The fraudulent emails claim to be from authorities like the “FDIC…

Continue ReadingBitcoin Scam Targets US County Residents With Fake Warrants

Ecuador’s Data Protection Agency Lacks Resources to Assess Worldcoin’s Compliance Status

The Superintendence of Data Protection, Ecuador’s data protection agency, stated that it lacks the resources needed to assess the compliance of Worldcoin, the biometric and universal basic income (UBI) project,…

Continue ReadingEcuador’s Data Protection Agency Lacks Resources to Assess Worldcoin’s Compliance Status

Malaysian Police Hunt 4 Suspects in Kidnapping Case Involving $1.2M Crypto Ransom

Selangor police in Malaysia are pursuing four local suspects connected to the July 11 kidnapping of a Chinese national and a Malaysian woman near the Lebuharaya Maju Toll Plaza in…

Continue ReadingMalaysian Police Hunt 4 Suspects in Kidnapping Case Involving $1.2M Crypto Ransom

Vega Protocol Launches Decentralized Prediction Market With Colosseo II Upgrade

Vega Protocol has launched its prediction market feature as part of the Colosseo II upgrade. This new development allows users to bet on future events using the Cosmos network infrastructure,…

Continue ReadingVega Protocol Launches Decentralized Prediction Market With Colosseo II Upgrade

Speed Launches USDT-L, Tether’s First Iteration on Top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Speed, the company behind the Speed Wallet, has launched USDT-L, the first iteration of Tether, the largest stablecoin on the crypto market, on top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN). The…

Continue ReadingSpeed Launches USDT-L, Tether’s First Iteration on Top of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

SEC Cracks Down on Ideanomics for Fraud in Misleading Crypto and Revenue Disclosures

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Ideanomics Inc. and three of its senior executives with fraud for misleading financial disclosures from 2017 to 2019. Former Chairman and…

Continue ReadingSEC Cracks Down on Ideanomics for Fraud in Misleading Crypto and Revenue Disclosures

Connecticut Police Recover $63,500 in Cryptocurrency Scam

Connecticut State Police (CSP), in collaboration with the Statewide Prosecution Bureau, said on Wednesday that they have successfully recovered over $63,500 for a victim of a cryptocurrency phishing scam. The…

Continue ReadingConnecticut Police Recover $63,500 in Cryptocurrency Scam

Queens Bitcoin Heist: Seven Charged With Grand Larceny and Money Laundering

Seven individuals have reportedly been indicted on charges of grand larceny, money laundering, and identity theft for stealing $300,000 in bitcoin from a Queens auto body shop owner. The victim’s…

Continue ReadingQueens Bitcoin Heist: Seven Charged With Grand Larceny and Money Laundering