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“Crypto king” kidnapped and tortured after scamming investors off $29m

Aiden Pleterski, a 23-year old “crypto prodigy, was abducted and tortured after reportedly scamming investors off $29m. Pleterski, a crypto king, abducted and tortured On Mar. 26, it was reported that after Pleterski scammed investors, he proceeded to splash $12m on, among other things, fast cars, a luxury vacation, and financing a lavish lifestyle. Pleterski

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Yuga Labs Sues Artist Ryder Ripps for ‘Scamming Consumers’ and Misusing Bored Ape Trademarks – Bitcoin News

The creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, have sued the artist dubbed Ryder Ripps and collaborators for attempting to devalue the BAYC brand. Yuga Lab’s lawsuit claims Ripps and associates trolled the company and started “scamming consumers into purchasing RR/BAYC NFTs

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Nigerian Users Tell Binance ‘Stop Scamming’ — Exchange Platform Rejects Accusation – Regulation Bitcoin News

Some disgruntled Nigerian users of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance have launched a campaign to boycott the platform, which they accuse of freezing client accounts without valid reason. Accounts Blocked Cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance recently became the target of a boycott campaign initiated by disgruntled users in Nigeria. Using the hashtag #Binancestopscamming, the

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Taiwan police arrest 14 suspects for scamming over 100 crypto investors

Taiwan’s police administration has reportedly arrested 14 people for running a $5.41-million (150 million New Taiwan dollars) investment scam over the past year, involving more than 100 cryptocurrency investors.CIB investigator Kuo Yu-chih said that the scam was led by a local businessman named Chen, who ran the operation on social

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Cardano Founder: Scamming is an Industrywide Problem That Hurts us All

IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson took the time to address concerns over crypto scam activity that has tainted Cardano’s reputation. In particular, he drew attention to a video showing scammers using Cardano’s logo to pitch to Chinese farmers.According to @boxmining, a group called the “Asian Dragons,” who are known for delivering

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