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Ramil Palafox Pleads Guilty To Defrauding More Than 90,000 Investors Of $200M

Praetorian Group CEO Ramil Ventura Palafox pleads guilty to $200M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded 90,000 investors. Ramil Ventura Palafox, the chief executive of Praetorian...

Sam Bankman-Fried To Appeal 25-Year Sentence, Hearing Set For November 4

Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal hearing is set for November 4, and his defence seeks a lighter sentence or retrial after FTX’s collapse.   Sam Bankman-Fried, the former...

Over $300 Million in scam-related crypto Has Been Frozen So Far In The Last Year

Law enforcement and industry leaders have seized over $300 million in crypto from cross-border fraud over the last year. Here’s how this happened.   Law enforcement...

AML Bitcoin Founder Sentenced to 7 Years for $10M Crypto Fraud

Key Insights: Rowland Marcus Andrade misled investors with false claims about AML Bitcoin’s technology and partnerships. Over $2 million from investor funds was used...

SEC Cracks Down: Unicoin Fraud, ETF Delays, Leadership Scrutiny

SEC charges Unicoin with $110M fraud for misleading 5,000+ investors. Crypto ETF approvals are delayed due to market volatility concerns. The Securities and Exchange...

US Court Fines UAE-Based CLS Global for Crypto Fraud

CLS Global fined $428K for fraudulent cryptocurrency trading activities. U.S. court bars CLS Global from crypto markets for three years. CLS Global FZC LLC,...

Ex-ByBit Payroll Chief Jailed for Nearly 10 Years Over $5.7M Crypto Fraud

Ex-ByBit payroll chief jailed for nearly 10 years after stealing $5.7M in crypto fraud, funding luxury purchases. Millions remain unreturned. A former payroll executive linked...

Las Vegas Businessman Faces Fraud Charges in $24M Crypto Scheme

Las Vegas businessman Brent C. Kovar charged with $24M crypto fraud scheme, facing 330 years prison for deceiving 400 investors with false promises. A Las...

Thai and Chinese Police Arrest Two Fraud Suspects, Freeze $2.5 Million in Crypto

North Carolina proposes a bill to invest in Bitcoin, aiming to enhance financial strategy, promote blockchain adoption, and position the state as a digital...

Scammers Use Deepfake of Tanzanian Billionaire in $1.48M Crypto Fraud

Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji’s hacked social media promoted a fake crypto, using deepfake videos in a $1.48M crypto fraud. Hackers recently took control of Tanzanian...

SEC Sues Touzi Capital for $95 Million Crypto Fraud

SEC sues Touzi Capital for deceiving investors and misusing $95 million in crypto mining funds, violating securities laws. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission...

Seoul Court Declares Haru Invest Bankrupt After Crypto Fraud

Seoul court declares Haru Invest bankrupt following a $1 billion crypto fraud, affecting 16,000 investors and raising regulatory concerns. The Seoul Rehabilitation Court has declared...