Explore the darker side of the crypto industry. Everything from fraudulent initial public offerings and lawsuits to hacks, dark market deals, thefts and kidnappings.
A class action lawsuit has been initiated against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
German authorities have seized $28 million in cash and 13 cryptocurrency ATMs in a major nationwide crackdown on unauthorized activities.
Jupiter, a decentralized exchange aggregator, has issued a warning about a new fraudulent browser extension that targets Solana users.
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is facing legal scrutiny in an ongoing class-action lawsuit involving Astral NFTs.
Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank (HTSB), has been implicated in a major fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency, resulting in the bank’s collapse.
In a dramatic development highlighting the extent of cryptocurrency fraud, Shailesh Babulal Bhatt from Gujarat, India, has been detained for his involvement in the kidnapping of two individuals linked to Satish Kumbhani, the founder of the notorious BitConnect platform.
Australia’s financial regulator, ASIC, has dismantled over 600 crypto scams in the past year, highlighting the evolving use of AI by fraudsters.