The Australian Federal Police have taken a major step against organized crime by seizing $9.3 million in cryptocurrency. The operation uncovered a secret encrypted communication platform, Ghost, leading to the arrest of its alleged mastermind. Through digital forensics, authorities cracked the suspect’s crypto accounts. With previous operations yielding millions in seized assets, the ongoing investigation […]
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Yang Bin, a 61-year-old Dutch national, was sentenced by a Singapore court to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 Singapore dollars for orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Yang’s company, A&A Blockchain Innovation, falsely claimed to own 300,000 cryptocurrency mining machines, promising investors a daily return of 0.5%. In reality, the company had no such […]
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A former boyfriend of Ruja Ignatova, the mastermind of the Ponzi scheme Onecoin, has received five years in prison. The sentence is for the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of proceeds from the notorious crypto scam which defrauded investors around the world. Ruja’s Former Boyfriend Sentenced for Money Laundering Linked to Onecoin […]
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Law enforcement in Greece has recently tried to locate Ruja Ignatova, founder of the infamous Onecoin pyramid scheme. According to a leading Greek daily, investigators acted on intelligence suggesting she was still in the country. Also known as ‘Cryptoqueen,’ Ignatova was last seen boarding a plane to Greece several years ago. Authorities in Athens Try […]
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Ruja Ignatova, mastermind of the notorious pyramid Onecoin, is now one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives. Also known as the “Crypto Queen,” she disappeared almost five years ago, after the Ponzi scheme she led collected billions of dollars from defrauded investors around the world. Europol Seeks Information on Onecoin Inventor’s Whereabouts The European Union Agency […]
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Kirill Doronin, mastermind of the Russian crypto Ponzi scheme Finiko, has proposed to testify against dozens of his former associates he claims violated his order to accept only cryptocurrency from investors. The founder of Russia’s largest financial pyramid in modern times has already provided detailed testimonies against a long list of accomplices, a media report […]
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Regional reports from Tampa show that the alleged “Mastermind” behind the July 15, Twitter hack owns more than $3.3 million dollars worth of bitcoin. While appearing on a video screen at the Hillsborough County Courthouse, the judge set 17-year old Graham Clark’s bail at $25,000 per 29 counts or $725,000. The teenager, Graham Clark, made […]
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The New Delhi Police Branch has arrested Asif Ashraf Malkani – a thirty-five-year-old man accused of operating Kassh Coin – a multi-million dollar scam that duped Bollywood celebrities, among scores of Indian investors. Also Read: ‘Crypto Fund’ Approved to Manage Cryptocurrency Investments in Switzerland Operator of Crypto Scam That Duped Bollywood Celebrities Apprehended Asif Ashraf Malkani, […]
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According to regional publications in Russia, the alleged BTC-e mastermind and prisoner in Greece, Alexander Vinnik, has allegedly confessed to charges of fraud and money laundering on May 24, 2018. Reports reveal a signed document details that Vinnik admits to committing financial fraud between 2011-2017 through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange. Also read: This Week in […]
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