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Data Transparency and Fake Trading Volumes — Institutionalizing Crypto

On Feb. 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the rejection of yet another ETF submission from Wilshire Phoenix, a New York-based investment firm, citing a lack of resistance to market manipulation and fraudulent activity. The filing stated that the NYSE Arca had not demonstrated that the market was

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Canaan Sued Over Alleged ‘Fake’ Deal, Stock Sees Historic Low

While the current climate seems uneasy for all cryptocurrency businesses, some of them have to deal with extra difficulties.Earlier this month, investors filed a class-action lawsuit against Canaan, a Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining hardware producer. The case is largely based on a February report submitted by an analysis organization called

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Alleged Crypto Ponzi OneCoin May Have Used Flood of Fake Reviews to Boost Ailing Image

The OneCoin cryptocurrency project – accused by authorities of being a Ponzi scheme – may have attempted to boost its fortunes by using "inauthentic" accounts to place favorable reviews on TrustPilot and Quora, according to new research.The Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), an entity under U.S. think-tank the AtlanticCouncil, said

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US SEC Traces $3.5M Back To Alleged Fraudster Behind Fake Crypto Mine

Recent charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied three parties to $3.5 million in fraudulent activities. The SEC has pressed charges of fraud against Donald Blakstad, crypto mining outfit Energy Sources International Corporation (ESI) and vehicle part company Xact Holdings Corporation, according to a Jan. 8 document

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US Gov’t Extradites Alleged Fraudster for Selling Fake Securities for $11M in BTC

The United States has extradited a Swedish national from Thailand for allegedly selling fraudulent securities to investors online, garnering over $11 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC).Per a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) published on Nov. 18, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson is on his way to the

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