Quadriga CX Customers to Finally Receive Payout: Creditors to Get 13% per Dollar
EY, the global accounting and professional services organization, released a long-awaited update on Friday for the creditors of Quadriga CX. The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, which had sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 with liabilities of C$215.7 million and assets totaling around C$28 million, had left its creditors in a state of uncertainty. In the latest notice […]
2023’s Bitcoin Obituaries: Bitcoin Defies 6 Death Predictions With 80% Price Increase Since End of 2022
It’s been more than 100 days since the end of 2022, and the price of bitcoin has risen more than 80% since then. Over the past 30 days, bitcoin has increased by more than 45% against the U.S. dollar. Despite its recovery this year, after a long crypto winter in the previous year, the Bitcoin […]
Onecoin Head of Legal and Compliance Charged for Role in Crypto Pyramid
Authorities in the U.S. have announced charges against a former Onecoin executive for her alleged role in the notorious crypto pyramid scheme. Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinska, who was extradited on Monday, may face up to four decades in prison if found guilty on counts of fraud and money laundering. Bulgarian Woman Handed Over to US […]
Russian Founders of Defi Platform Forsage Indicted in $340 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Four Russians have been charged in the U.S. with operating a crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars. If convicted, they would face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for their roles in the purportedly decentralized finance (defi) platform Forsage. Forsage Founders Charged With Running Cryptocurrency Pyramid A […]
Onecoin Cryptoqueen Killed in Greece in 2018, Report Claims
Ruja Ignatova, founder of the crypto pyramid Onecoin, may have been murdered in Greece a year after her disappearance. According to an article, quoting а leaked report from a police informant, the “missing Cryptoqueen” was killed on a yacht in the Ionian Sea more than four years ago. Murder in the Mediterranean – Another Theory […]
Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme
More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the United States. The notorious crypto investment scheme defrauded thousands of people around the world. Bitconnect Investors From Dozens of Countries to Be Paid Back Millions of US Dollars A total of over $17 […]
800 victims of ‘massive’ Bitconnect fraud to receive $17M restitution
The millions will be distributed among the select number of victims, but thousands more were impacted by the $2.4 billion fraudulent scheme.This post was originally published on this site
Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in US
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a co-founder and operator of Onecoin, has pled guilty to his part in building the notorious crypto pyramid. The fake cryptocurrency’s “global master distributor” has been in custody since 2018 when he was arrested in Thailand and extradited to the United States. Cryptoqueen’s Partner at Onecoin Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Co-founder […]
Charges laid over alleged ‘crypto mining’ Ponzis that netted $8.4M
Various creators and promotors of two allegedly fraudulent crypto companies are facing a litany of charges that could land them 20 years in jail.This post was originally published on this site
Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE
Law enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state of a high-ranking member of the pyramid announced in the past month. Finiko Fraudster Caught […]