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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.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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What the crypto market actually wants from a Trump presidency
The crypto industry helped put Donald Trump back in the White House. Now, it hopes his presidency w…
Filip De Mott
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Some Supreme Court justices scrutinized Nvidia's attempt to dodge a securities fraud lawsuit
Nvidia, the AI-chip giant, petitioned the nation's highest court after a lower court permitted a 20…
Natalie Musumeci
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The crypto industry has spent millions this election. Here's what it hopes to get in return.
The crypto industry has spent tens of millions on pro-crypto candidates this election cycle. Will i…
Katie Balevic,Kenneth Niemeyer
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Why Trump and Kamala are both courting the crypto-bro vote
Given how tight the election is, both major presidential candidates are making a play for the donat…
Emily Stewart
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US sting operation catches crypto firms 'wash trading' to boost token values
Federal prosecutors set up a fake company to bust four crypto market makers, who they say artificia…
Kelly Cloonan
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Trump's crypto allies boast lavish lifestyles amid trail of debts
Donald Trump is the face of a new cryptocurrency business. Its key employees have a past littered w…
Katherine Long
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Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin a 'fraud' and a 'Ponzi scheme' and says the crypto is hopeless as a currency
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just launched another scathing attack on the biggest crypto and said bitco…
Theron Mohamed
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Crypto sector is rife with 'fraud' and 'hucksters,' warns SEC chair Gary Gensler
The SEC chair told Bloomberg TV that cryptocurrency investors were not "getting full, fair, and tru…
Joseph Wilkins
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An ex-Mastercard executive was nearly scammed of $100,000. Here's how she spotted it.
Account takeover fraud surged 354% in 2023, costing $13 billion. Here's how a former Mastercard exe…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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'Pig-butchering' scams have netted criminals $75 billion in stolen crypto, study says
Pig-butchering scams involve sending a wrong-number text and then building trust with a victim, who…
Yuheng Zhan
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The FBI is warning crypto investors to be on the lookout for fake apps that have defrauded over $42 million from users
The FBI said fraudsters were using the popularity of online banking and masquerading under names of…
Jennifer Sor
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Bitcoin tests $70k after Trump says US will be 'crypto capital of the planet'
At a bitcoin conference over the weekend, Trump pledged to make the US a "bitcoin superpower" if el…
Kelly Cloonan
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The SEC is charging a man for defrauding crypto investors out of at least $7 million
The SEC says a Latvian citizen defrauded hundreds of investors via two fraudulent offerings for dig…
Carla Mozée
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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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The SEC busted a mother-son crypto Ponzi scheme that lured investors with an AI 'supercomputer' that promised 30% returns
Since May 2018, Joy Kovar, 86, and her son Brent Kovar, 54, raised more than $12 million from at le…
Isabelle Lee
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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…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The SEC is cracking down on investment advisers that falsely claim to use AI
The SEC settled with two firms, Delphia and Global Predictions, who it had charged with making fals…
Aruni Soni
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A former Coinbase executive is among 3 charged in the first-ever crypto insider trading scheme
The Justice Department alleged that the former executive attempted to flee the US when Coinbase rea…
Jennifer Sor
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Crypto scammers have reportedly stolen ₹1000 crore off Indian users by posing as fake exchanges
The CoinEgg scam uses fake domains and social media accounts to coax users into investing in fake e…