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Americans are losing more money to crypto scams than ever

Americans lost $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, a 45% increase, the FBI said.

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Meta found a new way to crack down on scam accounts, and it seems to be working

Meta said it has expanded a program that allows banks to report scams to the company. Meta said the…

Kenneth Niemeyer   


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How Trump flipped from bitcoin skeptic to 'crypto president'

Donald Trump once said bitcoin is based on "thin air." Now, he wants to make the US the industry's …

Filip De Mott   


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Here's why Gen Z loses more money to online scams than boomers

Gen Z reported losing the most money over average to online scams last year. Boomers lost less on a…

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Former Chinese takeaway worker jailed for money laundering after police seized 61,000 bitcoins — currently worth $4 billion

Authorities were alerted when the British-Chinese woman attempted to buy London properties valued a…

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A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer

Authorities in Hong Kong put out a warning that a group claiming Elon Musk developed its crypto-tra…

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Donald Trump spends day off from his hush-money trial attacking Biden's crypto knowledge and pushing mugshot NFTs

Donald Trump hosted supporters who bought NFTs from his "Mugshot Edition" collection at a dinner in…

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Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address

A bitcoin trader lost nearly $70 million after criminals tricked them into sending crypto to a fake…

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A crypto scam sank a Kansas bank and got its CEO sent to jail for 24 years

The CEO of a small Kansas was sentenced to 24 years in prison after getting caught in a crypto "pig…

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Google says crypto fraudsters are making it look bad

Google filed a lawsuit against two scammers it says tricked the company into accepting fraudulent a…

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I was scammed out of nearly $300,000 and was forced to abandon my retirement dreams

A 70-year-old man lost almost $300,000 — all of his savings — to a scam. He feels older people are …

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A Colorado pastor accused of pocketing $1.3 million in cryptocurrency scam says the Lord encouraged him to use funds for a home remodel

Colorado pastor Eli Regalado and his wife Kaitlyn are being accused of selling "practically worthle…

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Trump once said crypto was a scam. Disclosures show he now owns more than $1M of it.

Trump's financial disclosure reveals over $1 million in Ethereum, marking a shift from his previous…

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Indian investors have lost nearly ₹1,000 crore to fake cryptocurrency exchanges

Cyber-security company CloudSEK said it has uncovered an ongoing operation involving several phi…

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Hackers target bestselling NFT artist Beeple's Twitter account and make off with $438,000 from followers through a phishing scam

"Stay safe out there," the NFT artist told his followers after the targeted scam. Beeple in 2021 so…

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Bitcoin’s bizarre hike renewed enthusiasm last quarter! What does the future hold for investors?

In the ever-evolving landscape of finance, few phenomena have captured the imagination and attentio…

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Two men arrested in Estonia for $575 million cryptocurrency laundering scheme

The indictment comes at a volatile moment for the crypto industry, as the market has plummeted and …

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