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GainBitcoin Crypto Scam Case: CBI Arrests Darwin Labs CTO and Co-Founder Ayush Varshney
The CBI has arrested Darwin Labs co-founder and CTO Ayush Varshney in connection with the GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam. Investigators allege the scheme promised investors fixed Bitcoin returns through cloud mining but operated as a Ponzi-style operation. Authorities claim the technical infrastructure, including the MCAP token and related platfor...
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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3.
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Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scam Unearthed in Odisha, Head of ‘Yes World Crypto Token’ Arrested
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha has arrested the Country Head of "Yes World Crypto Token," namely Sandeep Choudhary (40) from Jaipur. Choudhary is a native of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu. The case was registered on October 16 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Mon...
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Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Sues Bloomberg’s Chinese Subsidiary for Defamation: Report
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has sued Bloomberg and its Chinese subsidiary Modern Media Company for defamation. The Chinese edition of Bloomberg Businessweek put Zhao on the cover of its 250th issue recently and controversially titled it — ‘Changpeng Zhao’s Ponzi Scheme’.
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Celsius Onboards New Legal Team to Assist on Its Restructuring, Days After Firing 25 Percent Staff
Celsius Network, the US-based crypto lender is currently struggling to cope with the ongoing slump in the global crypto arena. The company has hired a new legal team from the Kirkland & Ellis LLP law firm to help it come out of its corporate malfunctioning. The newly appointed team of lawyers will advise the Celsius team on various options, which m...
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
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OneCoin Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Ruja Ignatova Added to FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List
Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman with German citizenship is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin.
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GainBitcoin Crypto Scam Case: CBI Arrests Darwin Labs CTO and Co-Founder Ayush Varshney
The CBI has arrested Darwin Labs co-founder and CTO Ayush Varshney in connection with the GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam. Investigators allege the scheme promised investors fixed Bitcoin returns through cloud mining but operated as a Ponzi-style operation. Authorities claim the technical infrastructure, including the MCAP token and related platfor...
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Tamil Nadu DGP Unveils ‘Handbook for Investigations into Virtual Digital Assets’: All Details
Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police, Shankar Jiwal, has unveiled a guide for police officials on how to investigate crypto-related crimes. The handbook contains industry insights on crypto crimes like money laundering, ponzi schemes, and cyber fraud. It also covers key legal provisions around crypto and Web3.
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Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scam Unearthed in Odisha, Head of ‘Yes World Crypto Token’ Arrested
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha has arrested the Country Head of "Yes World Crypto Token," namely Sandeep Choudhary (40) from Jaipur. Choudhary is a native of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu. The case was registered on October 16 under sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Prize Chits and Mon...
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Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Sues Bloomberg’s Chinese Subsidiary for Defamation: Report
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has sued Bloomberg and its Chinese subsidiary Modern Media Company for defamation. The Chinese edition of Bloomberg Businessweek put Zhao on the cover of its 250th issue recently and controversially titled it — ‘Changpeng Zhao’s Ponzi Scheme’.
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Celsius Onboards New Legal Team to Assist on Its Restructuring, Days After Firing 25 Percent Staff
Celsius Network, the US-based crypto lender is currently struggling to cope with the ongoing slump in the global crypto arena. The company has hired a new legal team from the Kirkland & Ellis LLP law firm to help it come out of its corporate malfunctioning. The newly appointed team of lawyers will advise the Celsius team on various options, which m...
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
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OneCoin Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Ruja Ignatova Added to FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List
Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman with German citizenship is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin.
