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Melbourne Accountant Sees $30K Assets Frozen: CommBank Flags Legit Crypto Purchase as a Scam
Andrew Broadbent, a Melbourne accountant, tried to invest AU$30,000 in Bitcoin last August through crypto brokerage Stormrake. But the Commo...
$100k Wipe-out: Crypto CEO Lost 75% of BTC, ETH in ‘Elusive Comet’ Video Call Scam
A sophisticated scam has taken place through Zoom resulting in Jake Gallan, CEO of Emblem Vault, losing over US$100,000 (AU$157,707) in digi...
Australia Cracks Down on Crypto Scams, Winds Up 95 Companies
Australia’s security watchdog has intensified its efforts to combat online fraud and protect consumers from sophisticated scams involving ...
Bitcoin Address Poisoning Scam Surges, Lopp Reveals Blockchain’s Vulnerabilities
Jameson Lopp, chief security officer at Bitcoin custody firm Casa, noted a surge in Bitcoin (BTC) address poisoning attacks. In an add...
Bro of Breakdancer ‘Raygun’ Charged Over $180K Crypto Fraud
The brother of Olympic breakdancer and national embarrassment, Rachel ‘Raygun’ Gunn, has been in court recently for some ‘sick moves...
Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report: Role of Crypto in “All Forms of Crime” Increasing
The Cryptocurrency sector is moving into the mainstream, thanks not only to a pro-crypto president. Donald Trump, who courted the sector for...
SEC Crypto Task Force Forms Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to Combat Fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the establishment of a new division, called the Cyber and Emerging Technologie...
Crypto Caution: ACCC Chair Flags Risks as Trump Proposes Deregulation
The world is steadily becoming more accustomed to cryptocurrency, with sweeping regulatory reform likely to hit the United States under Dona...
SOL Drops Below $180 as Social Media Outrage Over Memecoin Scams Hits Network Hard
Memecoin scandals rock the blockchain world and Solana (SOL) is facing particularly strong headwinds. The past month has seen the price of S...
Fake Premier, Real Scam: Impostor Uses ‘Bermuda National Coin’ to Dupe Social Media Users
Bermuda. What comes to mind when you hear the name of this British island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean? Perhaps the infamous Bermud...
India Clamps Down on Crypto: $190 Million Seized in Bitconnect Ponzi Scheme Probe
Indian authorities have confiscated nearly US$190M (AU$299M) in cryptocurrency as part of an ongoing investigation into Bitconnect, a global...
YE-Coin A No-Go: Kanye Denies Any Memecoin Plans
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Good news crypto community, the internet’s voice of calm rationality has waded into the crypto space, bearing weird but ...