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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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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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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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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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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
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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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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry slams NFTs with a quote warning 'crypto grifters' are selling them as 'magic beans'
The Scion Asset Management boss has criticized Tesla, Robinhood, Dogecoin, bitcoin, and the GameSto…
Theron Mohamed
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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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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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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,…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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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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'All hell will break loose': The crypto market will boom again in 2018 according to the CEO of American Express-backed startup Abra
Despite market wobbles, Barhydt is confident that prices will recover later this year as institutio…
Oscar Williams-Grut
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10 things before the opening bell
JPMorgan said ether is a better bet than bitcoin, demand skyrockets for Shiba Inu dogs, and a billi…
Phil Rosen
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5 strategies to start day trading crypto
Learn what crypto day trading is and how to participate in three steps: Select a platform, evaluate…
Ryan Austin
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A new green cryptocurrency called Chia uses a less energy-intensive method of minting new coins. Here are 6 things to know about the digital asset before it starts trading on Monday.
Chia was designed by the inventor of BitTorrent, Bram Cohen, and is backed by investors like Naval …