Tag #Crypto Fraud
5 stories21.06
Remember those viral get-rich betting clips? WSJ Polymarket investigation says they were all fake
A new WSJ Polymarket investigation found the prediction market platform paid college-age influencers to make clips about fake trades and fake wins.
19.06
Chainalysis Brazil report reveals five crypto addresses got up to 90% of illicit volume
Chainalysis Brazil report says the country's fast-growing crypto market is becoming a route for global laundering networks.
18.06
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky permanently barred from trading by CFTC
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky received a lifetime trading ban after a federal court approved a settlement with the CFTC.
12.06
FTX founder loses bid to overturn 25-year fraud sentence
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried lost another legal fight over the exchange's collapse, with an appeals court saying the evidence against him was "robust."
19.05
Polish crypto exchange Zondacrypto hit with Estonia license suspension
Estonia's financial watchdog suspended Zondacrypto's license, blocking the exchange from taking new client money.