Today in crypto, Litecoin’s X social media page was temporarily hacked to promote a fake token, Heritage Distilling — a Washington-based crafts spirits producer — will now accept Bitcoin as payment, and Wolf Capital’s co-founder pleaded guilty to one

Today in crypto, Heritage Distilling, a Washington-based crafts spirits producer, will now accept Bitcoin as payment, Wolf Capital’s co-founder pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and US regulators want to extend banking p

Travis Ford, a 35-year-old Oklahoma man, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to his role in operating a "fraudulent" cryptocurrency investment firm, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice on Frid

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has adopted an aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy that onlookers say is either a visionary stroke of genius or a reckless gamble.Those in the latter camp warn that MicroStrategy’s heavy reliance on a volat

Nigeria’s proposed Investments and Securities Bill, which proposes jail terms for Ponzi scheme operators, has been welcomed by crypto industry players who hope this will help clean up the sector’s reputation. 10-Year Jail Terms Proposed for Ponzi Ope

The post Crypto Fraud : Former California Attorney Sentenced for 5 Years appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News An 86 years old former attorney from California named David Lee Kagel, has been sentenced to five year probation for a multimillion doll

David Carmona, founder of the Icomtech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for defrauding investors with false promises of profits. His scheme targeted working-class people with the lure of financial freedom thr

STEPN GO, a Web3 lifestyle app with Game-Fi and social-fi elements, is partnering with Adidas for a new NFT project. The project gained significant attention in May 2022, ranking fourth in Solana Ignition Global Hackathon’s gaming track and achieving

BeInCrypto comprehensive Latam Crypto Roundup brings Latin America’s most important news and trends. With reporters in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and more, we cover the latest updates and insights from the region’s crypto scene. This week’s roundup h

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is accused of knowingly enabling an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting retail investors. Plaintiff David Stapleton alleges the bank boosted an obvious fraudulent scheme orchestrated by Sanjeev Acharya, the CEO of Silicon Sage

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

A UK hacker faces prison for his Coinbase dummy website scam, an El Paso man’s alleged crypto “Ponzi” funded his lavish lifestyle, and Washington DFI flags the latest potential crypto fraud.

While many early LUNA investors have made no secret of their links to the infamous Ponzi, others have flown slightly more under the radar.