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The US wants to extradite a British man accused of stealing $8.5 million of crypto from an American citizen
The Brit facing extradition is accused of aiding a hacking group called "The Community" when he was…
Carla Mozée
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Police seize $2.7 million of crypto from a British teenager in a credit card fraud scheme
Lincolnshire Police seized more than 48 bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from a boy engaging in o…
Carla Mozée
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Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion
Authorities were alerted when the British-Chinese woman attempted to buy London properties valued a…
Nathan Rennolds
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Man pleads guilty to hacking Elon Musk's and Joe Biden's Twitter accounts in bitcoin scam
Joseph James O'Connor was part of a group that hijacked several high-profile Twitter accounts in 20…
Pete Syme
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Here's how an accused crypto fraudster known as the 'CryptoQueen' allegedly started a $4 billion Ponzi scheme and went on the run with 230,000 bitcoin
Ruja Ignatova, the cofounder of the now-defunct OneCoin, is wanted by the FBI for allegedly running…
Will Daniel
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I'm a 24-year-old man who tried 'softmaxxing,' a less intense version of 'looksmaxxing,' for a week. I can say with confidence it's a toxic scam.
Looksmaxxing has gone mega-viral on TikTok in the last couple of months. I delved into the shocking…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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A federal court has ordered a man to pay more than $571 million in fines for operating a 'fraudulent bitcoin trading scheme'
A US commodities regulator says a UK man had been ordered to pay more than $571 million for an appa…
Kevin Shalvey
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I tried to use a crypto ATM. Here's what happened and why I won't do it again.
I deposited $20 into the crypto ATM and later received $13.22 in bitcoin after fees. Critics of cen…
Morgan Chittum
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A British TV star is suing Facebook for defamation over 'scam' bitcoin adverts
"I don't do adverts. I've told Facebook that. Any ad with my picture or name in is without my permi…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Why crypto is so annoying
Despite its rise in popularity, talk of cryptocurrency still rubs many people the wrong way. Blame …
Hillary Hoffower
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Federal agents are investigating another teen suspect in connection with the massive Twitter hack that compromised accounts belonging to Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and others
Federal authorities are investigating a 16-year-old in Massachusetts who may have played a key role…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out of $21,000 after getting a call from an AI-generated voice pretending to be their son
The couple reportedly received a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer, saying their son was in…
Britney Nguyen
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Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein: All the latest on the NYC couple arrested over alleged Bitfinex $4.5B bitcoin-laundering plot
Everything to know about the husband and wife techies that have been arrested and accused of launde…
Rob Price,Becky Peterson
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Sophos exposes 167 fake cryptocurrency and trading apps used by hackers to steal money
For example, researchers identified an instance in which an attacker found a victim on a datin…
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A major UK bank will ban its customers from trading on cryptocurrency platforms because of its concerns over fraud
British lender TSB is going to stop its customers from buying cryptocurrencies from accounts that i…
Camomile Shumba
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UK fintech Mode jumps 9% on joining the Bitcoin bonanza, following the lead of US tech firms Square and Microstrategy
Founder Jonathan Rowland said once he started reading up on Bitcoin, he realized its potential to b…
Theo Golden,Shalini Nagarajan
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A millionaire who was suing Facebook over scam bitcoin ads has dropped his suit, and now he's fired a warning shot to Google
"Over the last few weeks I have again been plagued by scam adverts," he said. "A few of them have b…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel Asher Hamilton
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CRYPTO INSIDER: The oldest bitcoin exchange is for sale
European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp is up for sale, according to people familiar with the dea…
Graham Rapier
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Culprits behind the Twitter hack that ground the site to a halt may include a 21-year-old British man, new evidence shows
In the days leading up to the heist, one person demonstrated on Twitter and in hacker forums that t…
Aaron Holmes
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British-based Abby Roberts has quickly grown to become one of the biggest makeup creators on TikTok, with 16 million followers. Now she's planning a move to LA to expand her global beauty empire.
Abby Roberts has worked with brands like Morphe, L'Oréal, and Anastasia Beverly Hills, amassing 16 …