Nearly all financial scams in Russia are now intertwined with cryptocurrencies, according to a new report issued by the Central Bank of Russia. The government institution says there has meanwhile been a 15.5%…
Of all the investment scams and unregistered offerings that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursues, few arouse as much vehemence as “affinity fraud” schemes that exploit the trust of members of a…
A recent study by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis found that 24% of the tokens launched in 2022 had the characteristics of pump-and-dump schemes. Most of the tokens plunged by 90% in the first…