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Shark Tank Billionaire Mark Cuban Says ‘Nightmare’ Regulation Awaits Crypto Industry

A Shark Tank investor is deeply concerned about how the impending wave of regulation will affect the cryptocurrency space. In…

July 27, 2022

Crypto Payments Firm Founder Convicted of Running $6,000,000 Fraud Scheme: DOJ

The founder of a crypto payments firm is being convicted of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. According to…

July 23, 2022

Coinbase Tipped Law Enforcement on Executive Suspected of Crypto Insider Trading, Says CEO Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange informed authorities about a suspected insider tipping scheme involving a former employee. Indictment…

July 22, 2022

FBI Warns US Crypto Investors of Bad Actors Tricking Victims Into Downloading Fraudulent Crypto Apps

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is cautioning against cybercriminals targeting crypto investors. According to the FBI, cybercriminals are…

July 20, 2022

BNB Chain Launches New Tool To Help Users Detect Malicious Projects and Scams

The smart contract-enabled blockchain developed by crypto exchange giant Binance is launching a new tool that helps users detect crypto…

July 17, 2022

Web3 Witnessed Over $718,000,000 in Losses in Q2 This Year, According to Blockchain Security Firm

New data from a blockchain security company reveals that the Web 3.0 sector suffered hundreds of millions of dollars worth…

July 17, 2022

Cyber Criminals Using Crypto Mixing Services at Record Rates, According to Chainalysis

New data from market intelligence firm Chainalysis reveals bad actors are using crypto mixing services at unprecedented rates. According to…

July 16, 2022

Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Troubled Crypto Exchange Celsius of Running Like ‘Literal’ Ponzi Scheme

The walls are closing in around one embattled crypto lending platform as a new lawsuit alleges it defrauded investors. Celsius…

July 15, 2022

USA and Korea Join Forces To Investigate Terra (LUNA) Collapse for Potential Financial Crimes: Report

The governments of the United States and South Korea have agreed to investigate the collapse of former top-10 crypto project…

July 6, 2022

CFTC Unveils $1,700,000,000 Bitcoin Trading Scheme Allegations in Largest-Ever Charge Involving BTC

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is charging a South African trading company using Bitcoin (BTC) as its base currency…

July 2, 2022