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APRIL 3, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two founders of a cryptocurrency company for an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $32 million. And they allegedly hired celebrities to promote their ICO on social media platforms. “As Their firm, Centra Tech Inc.,

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JUNE 21, 2019

The endless speculation over Facebook’s plans to build a new set of global payments rails and launch a global cryptocurrency comes to an end today with the official launch of Libra. MoneyGram has tapped into foreign exchange markets for settlements in the past. How To Build A High Performing Platform Payments Fraud Team.

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JUNE 24, 2019

The think pieces have come in waves, as have the reactions from analysts, cryptocurrency enthusiasts and regulators — and the world waits to see exactly what Facebook and its cadre of payments and commerce players design. The news about Libra has been out for about a week. There will be perceptual hurdles to clear, and regulators to convince.

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JUNE 23, 2019

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. I perpetrated a fraud.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Pump and dump is a type of fraud that manipulates the price of an asset through a rush of high-volume purchases by fraudsters. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has been accused of blocking donations to Hong Kong for several weeks. The surge artificially inflates demand, and then the actors dump their tokens.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

German cryptocurrency company Karatbars has been ordered to stop doing business after being accused of running a pyramid scheme. Department of Justice announced that two Massachusetts men were arrested and charged with conducting a scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal their cryptocurrency.

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JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” Malini Mithal testified that the FTC received over 200,000 reports of military fraud in 2021, totaling over $267 million in losses.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Think of the Apple iPhone, and thoughts are likely to turn to matters involving social media, selfies, family photos, mobile commerce and even payments. The six people authorities say ran the ring would then sell the stolen phones on the black market, getting away with the scam for years.”. Targeting Dead People.

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MAY 8, 2019

Facebook is shoring up its secretive blockchain team with hires from PayPal, according to a report by Bloomberg , and the company might be planning to release its own type of cryptocurrency, which could be announced as soon as the next quarter. Tomer Barel, who spent almost 10 years watching risk and fraud for PayPal, was also hired.

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JULY 23, 2019

The social media giant is now compelled to address a growing number of fabricated exchanges associated with its digital asset, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday (July 23). The fake communications reportedly feature Facebook’s logo, branding, photos of Mark Zuckerberg or Libra’s official marketing imagery.

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JULY 1, 2019

The industry in Haiti is a perfect example of blockchain’s application, not just for commerce, but as a catalyst for social change by ensuring quality, fair conditions and reduced economic volatility. Ignatov is accused of a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, a crime that could see him serve a maximum of 20 years in jail.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Whale Alert, a transaction tracing social media account, highlighted 18.4 In addition, the company intends to grow in Europe and provide users with equity markets access in 2021, the report stated. The news comes as day traders have put funds into investing in mobile programs such as Robinhood Markets, Bloomberg reported.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Those who claim that all cryptocurrencies are a pyramid scheme haven’t seen anything yet. On March 16, 2018, a federal court cracked down on four individuals behind a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. To generate revenue, participants had to recruit other new participants who would also pay the enrollment fee in cryptocurrency.

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JULY 10, 2019

With the digital identity market expected to reach $15 billion by 2024, major ID providers such as Google and Apple are racing to improve the identity verification experience. Facebook made waves last month when it announced Libra, a cryptocurrency set to launch next year.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced fraud charges against a Brooklyn individual and two of his entities who allegedly engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell digital securities to investors and to manipulate the market for those securities. The agency is looking to freeze at least $8 million of the $14.8

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APRIL 20, 2018

Just this week, Chinese police arrested the founders of a nationwide cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that had amassed $13 million from over 13,000 people. federal court cracked down on four individuals behind a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. And last month, a U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Also, Facebook talks with banks about sharing data, Walmart enters a meal kit deal with Gobble , Starbucks clarifies its plans to emphasize no purchases with crypto and China blocks demonstrations related to the country’s P2P market. MoviePass Shelves Hike, But Limits Free Showings. Walmart Enters Partnership On Meal Kits.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Following an announcement from an Italian cryptocurrency exchange that $200 million worth of virtual currency was stolen from its servers, investors and developers are taking in the news with skepticism, RT stated. million initial coin offering (ICO), the company’s site went dark — as did its social media accounts, The Next Web reported.

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Vitalik Buterin

APRIL 20, 2018

Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets , which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “ political economy ” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Furthermore, the device is still not available in Brazil, France, Italy, Spain or Australia, along with many other markets. Spiking interest in cryptocurrency drove the fake app to the number-three spot in the finance app category before it was removed. It is not yet clear whether Google will actually bring such a product to market.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The Head of the Competition and Markets Authority says that competition in currency is “welcome”. Although Jeffrey Robinson, an author and journalist, described the digital currency as a fraud, he said the underlying technology was “brilliant.” Why is there only one Bank of England? So what is he going to do about it?

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You may not be in the market for a relationship, but you can help protect others from falling for romance scams. WATCH Takeaway 1 Romance scams are one of the most common forms of fraud schemes seen in the U.S. Report any scam or attempted fraud to the FBI and your financial institution. with reported losses of a staggering $1.3

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2019

His commentary about bitcoin over the years has included the words “stupid” and “a fraud,” along with threats to fire any employee caught trading it. The most positive thing Dimon could ever bring himself to say about the cryptocurrency seemed to be that he doesn’t care enough about it to be the official spokesman against it.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Takeaway 2 Banks should be proactive in understanding fraud trends and FinCEN priorities to prepare for future rulemaking. Increased fraud According to the Federal Trade Commission , consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year. That represents nearly 2.8

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