The British entrepreneur and founder of Virgin Group – Richard Branson – said he will do everything he can to prevent cryptocurrency scams that use his name as bate to lure inexperienced investors. Hi...
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Richard Branson ramps up efforts to end crypto scams using his name
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, is looking to stop the use of his name in fraudulent crypto schemes, the Bri...
Dogecoin Co-Founder Says Crypto Is Facilitator of Scams
Alex Dovbnya That said, the Dogecoin co-founder doesn’t believe that crypto itself is a scam In a recent interview with The Project, Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer said that cryptocurrencies are t...
The Darkside of OpenSea: Insider Trading, Frequent Failures, Scams, Piracy
When coming to NFT trading platforms, Opensea is definitely on the list. Its trading volume keeps soaring as NFTs gradually gain popularity even beyond the crypto space. Total transaction volume on Op...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord Attacker May Have Been Involved in Previous NFT Phishing Scams – Bitcoin News
On June 4, 2022, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Discord server was compromised and a phishing scam targeted non-fungible token (NFT) collectors holding BAYC, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), and Othersi...
Crypto Scams in Australia Already Tops $80M So Far
Investors in Australia have already lost $81.5 million in crypto scams and $148 million overall, including several other investment scams. Australia has already seen AUD 113 million ($81.5 million) lo...
Aussie Investors Have Already Lost Over $80M to Crypto Scams This Year
Crypto scams in the land down under are on the rise as investors lost $AUD 113 million ($81.5 million) between January 1 and May 1 this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...
Crypto Scams Are on the Rise; Is Crypto Space The Riskiest Sector? – crypto.news
On June 3, 2022, the Washington Post published an article detailing how crypto scams were rising. According to the report, The FTC found out that Americans have lost over $1B since 2021. It also expla...
Crypto Scams Have Swindled At Least $1B From Nearly 50,000 People Since 2021 – FTC
Despite crypto penetrating the masses from Bitcoin ATMs to Super Bowl ads, scams in this sector have been going through the roof because more than $1 billion has been lost since 2021, according to a s...
Crypto scams have raked in more than $1 billion since beginning of 2021, FTC says
About 46,000 people have reported losing more than $1 billion to crypto scammers since the beginning of 2021, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report released on Friday. The median indi...
Investors Reported Losing Over $1 Billion in Crypto to Scams Since 2021 – Featured Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that more than 46,000 people have reported losing over $1 billion in cryptocurrency to scams since the beginning of last year. FTC Says Scammers St...
Jackson Palmer Says Crypto Is Parasitic Enabler of Scams
Dogecoin co-founder doesn’t believe that Web3 will be able to provide much value Dogecoin Price at the time of writing – $0.08172 Cryptocurrencies attract people because of the allure of quick gains ...
FTC Report Says Victims Of Crypto Scams Have Lost Over $1 Billion Since 2021 ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Internet fraud is nothing new, but it appears to have found new life in the crypto space. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission revealed tha...
Silicon Valley Looses Millions In Crypto Scams Through Dating Websites
Though a virtual asset, crypto has seen different forms of scams and fraud over the years. The crypto industry has been exposed to several tactics through which millions of funds are lost. Even as the...
Enhancing Marketplace Safety Against NFT Frauds and Scams
The NFT space is the cherry on the blockchain cake at the moment. According to Nonfungible.com, sales of non-fungible tokens surged to $17.6 billion in 2021. A recent report by the NFT data company de...
What’s the reason that billion dollar scams counts fake crypto investments at the top?
Due to blockchain technology, people tend to believe that cryptocurrencies and digital assets are quite a safe passage, but scams make them skeptical. As per the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
Crypto scams have cost investors over $1B since 2021- FTC
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over 46,000 people have lost more than $1 billion in less than two years to crypto frauds. According to an FTC report published on 3 June 2022, crypto ...
‘Pig slaughtering’ crypto scams reap millions on Silicon Valley dating apps
Lonely hearts in Silicon Valley are reportedly falling prey to a wave of “pig slaughtering” crypto scams via dating applications. An investigator for cybersecurity company Sift found that one in 20 pe...
Dogecoin Co-Founder Says Crypto Is “Parasitic” Enabler of Scams
Alex Dovbnya Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer doesn’t believe that Web3 will be able to provide much value Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer doubled down on his criticism of the cryptocurrency indu...
REV3AL – The Ultimate Protection Against NFT Scams and Counterfeits
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been a hot topic in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry for the last few years. While they are an exciting development, making digital art accessible to a broade...
Calls For Urgent Crypto Regulation In Australia In Wake Of Scams
In a bid to protect crypto investors, Choice, an Australia based consumer advocacy group called for government action. The group is calling for exchanges to be subject to the consumer protection oblig...
Scams on the Rise on Twitter as Fraudsters Use Compromised Accounts
2 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News The impostor’s Twitter accounts generally push their followers to click on certain links. These applications often use mobile cryptocurrency wallets to trick users. ...
Ethereum (ETH) Wallet With Over 30 Million Users Unveils Partnership To Assist Victims of Crypto Asset Scams
A popular Ethereum (ETH) wallet is unveiling a new partnership to help victims of crypto scams recover their digital assets. According to a recent press release, MetaMask, a crypto wallet with over 30...
Phishing Scams in Crypto & NFTs Continue as 29 MoonBirds Stolen
When a community embraces an innovation, we all recognize that it will be targeted by fraudsters, scammers, phishers, or other sorts of cyber attacks sooner or later. That is exactly what is going on ...
You might not want to miss these biggest NFT scams this year!
From rug pulls to Ponzi Schemes, from the pump and dumps to counterfeits, NFTs scams have it all Undoubtedly with the rise of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, a non fungible tokens wave emerged an...
A campaign has been announced by the Uruguayan government that warns of the dangers of cryptocurrency scams
The campaign titled“Fake Coins: Cryptocurrency Scams” has recently been circulated by the Ministry of the Interior of Uruguay, and was launched in partnership with El Paccto and [email protected] in a...
Government of Uruguay Presents Campaign Against Crypto Scams – Bitcoin News
The Department of the Interior of Uruguay is taking steps to warn users about the danger they face when investing in certain crypto projects that could be scams. The campaign is called “Fake Coins: Cr...
95% of Cryptos Are Scams
Dogecoin team has presented interesting novelties for the industry Dogecoin Price at the time of writing – $0.08737 Shiba Inu’s metaverse project would be a hoax – Experts Despite the fact...
DOGE Founder Says 95% of Cryptos Are Scams – Elon Musk Reacts
DOGE co-founder Billy Markus, sparked a great debate after claiming that 95% of cryptocurrency projects are fraudulent. His whinging even caught the attention of Elon Musk. Even though he is no longer...
To Avoid Falling For Scams, Novice Crypto Traders Should Treat Most Tokens Like Stocks.
Some stocks are literally tokens off the blockchain, and some tokens are literally stocks on the blockchain. They both represent a proportionate ownership in a project or company. So, what distinguish...