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DeFi Protocol Platypus Finance Announces To Repay Its Users Affected By the Exploit

Nathan Ferguson Feb 24, 2023 0 Comments

Platypus Finance, a DeFi protocol based on the Avalanche blockchain, has recently disclosed that the platform will recompense the consumers…

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US DoJ Prosecutes DeFi Platform Founders For Roles In $340M Crypto Ponzi Scam

George Ward Feb 24, 2023 0 Comments

Earlier in the week, a Department of Justice bulletin revealed that the four founders of Forsage were charged with participating…

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BingchatGPT Tokens Are Scam, Says PeckShield in Recent Alert

James Davis Feb 24, 2023 0 Comments

PeckShield, a blockchain security company, alerted the public on Twitter of BingchatGPT scam tokens deployed by 0xb583. Investors should take…

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Two Twitter Accounts Stole Over 80.3 ETH In January – ZachXBT

George Ward Feb 23, 2023 0 Comments

Over the past month, two fraudulent Twitter accounts, @Stevedoes100x and @CyrusPunk9623, pretending to be Azuki and CryptoPunk, have swindled more…

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The United States State Regulator Unveils a Tracker to Address Crypto Scam

Michael Scott Feb 22, 2023 0 Comments

California's residents will benefit from a cryptocurrency scam tracker launched by the Department of Financial Protection (DFPI). According to the…

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Bulgarian Investigators Allege ‘Cryptoqueen’ Was Killed in 2018

James Davis Feb 22, 2023 0 Comments

The search for Ruja Ignatova, popularly known as Cryptoqueen, took a dark turn as a Bulgarian news outlet, Bird, released…

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Crypto Hedge Fund Galois Capital Stops Operations After Losing $100M to FTX Exchange Collapse

George Ward Feb 21, 2023 0 Comments

Galois Capital, a digital currency hedge fund with around half its assets stuck in the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is…

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25% Of New Crypto In 2022 Were “Pump And Dumps” – Chainalysis

George Ward Feb 21, 2023 0 Comments

The latest study by on-chain data platform, Chainalysis shows that in 2022, scammers transacted approximately $4.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency.…

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Cryptoqueen Ex-Boyfriend Set to Spend 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

James Davis Feb 20, 2023 0 Comments

Gilbert Armenta, the ex-boyfriend of fugitive Rija Ignatova famously known as cryptoqueen, was slapped with a 5-year jail term for…

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Axie Infinity Heist: Norway Seizes $6M In Crypto With FBI Assistance

George Ward Feb 18, 2023 0 Comments

One of the most significant cryptocurrency-related crimes of 2022 was the Axie Infinity hack. Hackers stole around $600 million from…

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FTX Warns of “Users’ Debt” Token Trading on Huobi Exchange

James Davis Feb 18, 2023 0 Comments

On Friday, the team assigned to oversee the FTX bankruptcy warned crypto investors that there was a scam token aimed…

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FBI Seizes $100K Worth Of NFTs From Scammer Following ZachXBT Investigation

George Ward Feb 16, 2023 0 Comments

The US FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has confiscated two NFTs worth over $100k and 86.5 ETH from a phishing…

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Phishing Attacker Transfers Loot To Laundering Address

George Ward Feb 16, 2023 0 Comments

Crypto security tracker, CertiK Alert, revealed that a hacker named "Fake_phishing7064" moved looted funds to an EOA (Externally Owned Account).…

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Blockchain Security Firm Ironblocks Nets $7M in Funding Round

Michael Scott Feb 16, 2023 0 Comments

Blockchain-based provider of security services Ironblocks announced raising $7 million in just concluded funding round. The funding round was necessary…