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The team behind the $24 billion Shiba Inu altcoin warns about a scam targeting potential investors

"A Fake Shiba Inu Telegram group is being shared across social media. The scammers impersonate offi…

Carla Mozée   


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After losing $8,000 in an altcoin scam, one man started a group that hunts down crypto frauds

After falling victim to fraud, 52-year-old Robert Browning started a group called RugSeekers to fin…

Natasha Dailey   


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Kraken is listing shiba inu coin a month after the crypto exchange teased the move on Twitter

The move does not come as a total surprise, especially after Kraken on November 1 teased Twitter us…

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E-sports group FaZe Clan is distancing itself from gamers accused of running a ‘pump and dump’ crypto scam

This means that these influencers ‘pumped up’ the price of an altcoin, also called ‘meme coins’ …

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US investors reported over $50 million in losses from crypto scams to the Federal Trade Commission in the first quarter

US investors reported a roughly 80% increase in crypto scam losses since the fourth quarter of 2020…

Will Daniel   


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FaZe Clan members suspended following allegations that their Save the Kids cryptocurrency may have been a scam

One FaZe Clan member was removed from the esports group and three have been suspended after promoti…

Steven Asarch   


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There's already a meme coin named after Elon Musk's new Twitter handle - and it jumped 825% in its 1st day of trading

"We are LIVE and BOOMING!," said the community behind the newly launched Lorde Edge coin.

Carla Mozée   


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Buy 'Floki': A cryptocurrency inspired by Elon Musk's dog is making an ad push in London

"Missed Doge? Get Floki" is splashed on ads across London for the Floki Inu token. There's no indic…

Carla Mozée   


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Cryptocurrencies are overtaking meme stocks in discussions on Reddit as retail traders seek quick returns

The number of comments on the cryptocurrency subreddit has soared above the number on Wall Street B…

Natasha Dailey   


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Dogecoin's slide after the failed 'Doge Day' has crypto traders eyeing a replacement for the world's favorite meme token

On April 20, dubbed 'doge day' by meme-token fans, newly created safemoon took the spotlight. Dogec…

Isabelle Lee   


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A tale of two altcoins: Shiba inu's star fades, while solana shines, as investors favor real-use tokens

Investors have shunned meme tokens like shiba inu in favor of cryptocurrencies with more real-life …

Camomile Shumba   


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Squid Game cryptocurrency trading at $0, scammers make $2.1 million

The SQUID crypto coin was trading at $0.003203, reports CoinMarketCap. The developers behin…

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Terra's luna crypto coin slides 10% after DeFi project Wonderland collapses in controversy

Terraform Labs' luna coin fell sharply on Monday as controversy enveloped DeFi platform Wonderland,…

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The former boss of India's largest bank joins a soon-to-be small finance bank — here's why

The three-year-old startup plans to expand itself into a small finance bank, catering to the nee…

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A bug in the world's largest NFT market could have allowed crypto wallets to be hijacked or stolen

After seeing reports of stolen crypto wallets triggered by free airdropped NFTs, Check Point Res…

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Fed's Neel Kashkari says cryptocurrencies are 95% fraud, hype, and noise - and scoffs at being able to create his own 'neelcoin'

Kashkari said he was more optimistic about crypto and bitcoin 5 or 6 years ago, but the fraud, hype…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Mark Cuban says the US won't allow anonymous smart contracts because they're ripe for fraud, so there's a need for proof of identity

"If you require proof of authorship for smart contracts and tokenomics, the feds and victims will h…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Donald Trump says cryptocurrencies are a disaster waiting to happen - and slams the 'fake' money for hurting the dollar

"They may be fake. Who knows what they are?" Trump said. "They certainly are something that people …

Shalini Nagarajan   


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China declares all crypto-related transactions illegal and forbids overseas exchanges from serving its citizens

Cryptocurrencies "cannot be used as currency in the market," China's central bank said, in its toug…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Elizabeth Warren demands answers from the SEC on crypto regulation by the end of July

"The harms to consumers as a result of this under-regulated market are real," Warren said in a lett…

Carla Mozée