Fake BlackRock trust news pumps and dumps XRP
The ‘iShares XRP Trust’ appeared on the Delaware Department of State’s Division of Corporations site but was soon outed by BlackRock as fake.
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Genesis settles with 3AC to pay 96.7% less than the $1B it claimed
Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis filed for $1B in claims against defunct crypto hedge fund 3AC and has agreed to settle for $33M.
SIM-swap reportedly outs crypto influencer as scammer
The crypto influencer known as Profit Blue is alleged to have scammed one of his followers out of $11,000 before being liquidated.
Fake Skype app stealing USDT previously impersonated Binance
The fake Skype app run by a Chinese gang reportedly drains Tether (USDT) from unsuspecting crypto holders by swapping out addresses.
X account of dead ‘seventh Monty Python member’ is pushing Bitcoin spam
Hackers took over the X account of Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes and have been using it to bombard fans with Bitcoin charts and NFTs.
— Brazil, Coin Cloud
Client selfies and data stolen from bankrupt Bitcoin ATM firm, hackers claim
Defunct Bitcoin ATM company Coin Cloud has had its source code stolen along with highly sensitive client data, hackers say.
— Hack, Justin Sun
Poloniex hacked — all my low liquidity coins gone
The Poloniex hacker took off with more than $100M in crypto and has been offered $6M if they return the assets.
— Lloyds Bank, Scam
Crypto scams favor Revolut when ripping off Brits, major bank says
According to UK banks, crypto scammers are often choosing Revolut to receive fraudulent funds as reported crypto scams rise by 23% in a year.
Serbian guilty of running $18M crypto drugs market
Milomir Desnica raked in $18 million by selling more than 30kg of meth and a host of other drugs in exchange for various cryptocurrencies.
A look at the SEC rebuttal of Binance’s motion to dismiss
The multi-billion dollar SEC v. Binance lawsuit is advancing rapidly. The SEC just filed its opposition to Binance’s motion to dismiss.