StarOptions and B2G Promoter Gets 60 Months in Prison
[ad_1] On Tuesday, the federal court in Brooklyn sentenced John DeMarr to 60 months in prison for his role in a multi-million dollar cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme. The sentencing came after DeMarr pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in July 2021. Additionally, the...
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Bitcoin eyes $25K as BTC price nears best weekly close in 5 months
[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) spiked into key liquidity for a third time on Jan. 29 as the weekly and monthly closes loomed. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader on Bitcoin: $25,000 “in sight” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD briefly hitting $24,498 on Bitstamp overnight. Although...
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Hackers Steal $4.3bn in Crypto in Nine Months
[ad_1] The value of stolen cryptocurrency by hackers within the first 11 months of the year rose by 37% to $4.3 billion in 2022, which was discovered by new research conducted by a cybersecurity and data privacy firm, Privacy Affairs. Grab your copy of our latest Quarterly Intelligence Report...
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Bitcoin Whale Holdings Hit the Lowest Level in 29 Months
[ad_1] After a plunge of almost 20% between 15 August and 25 September, Bitcoin stabilized near the $19,000 level on Monday. However, Bitcoin whales kept dumping the world’s most valuable crypto asset during the recent market correction, according to the data published by Santiment. Take Advantage of the Biggest...
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Bitcoin Marks First Green Weekly Close After Two Months In The Red
[ad_1] Bitcoin has been marking multiple weeks of consecutive red closes. This has been the case for the last two months when the leading cryptocurrency had seen 9 consecutive weeks of red closes. Unsurprisingly, this had pained a very bearish image for the digital asset. However, it seems the...
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Crypto Investors Lost $1 Billion in Scams during the Last 15 Months, Says FTC
[ad_1] Crypto scams are on the rise, according to the latest report published by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Since the start of 2021, more than $1 billion worth of digital assets have been lost in cryptocurrency scams. The fraudulent activities affected approximately 46,000 people. According to the...
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Founder of Crypto Derivatives Platform Sentenced to 6 Months of Home Detention
[ad_1] The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed yesterday that Arthur Hayes, the founder of crypto platform, BitMEX, has been sentenced to 6 months of home detention and 2 years of probation. According to the details shared by the DOJ, Hayes also agreed to pay a fine of...
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US Authorities Sentence Crypto Trader to 42 Months in Prison
[ad_1] Illegal crypto activities are rising in the US. With that, financial regulatory and law enforcement authorities have increased their efforts to counter the surging trend. Yesterday, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, confirmed that a man named Jeremy Spence (also known...
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Bitcoin SV rocked by three 51% attacks in as many months
[ad_1] Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision, the fork of another Bitcoin (BTC) fork, has for the third time in three months suffered a blockchain reorganization (reorg) attack. With a call to all stakeholders to mark the malicious network branch as invalid, Bitcoin SV (BSV) developers say the attacks have been repelled...
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How A Hammer & The Golden Ratio Could Mean 6 More Months Of Bullish Bitcoin
[ad_1] Bitcoin price is attempting to get back above $40,000, and with that milestone out of the way, $50,000 and $60,000 next stand in the way between it and another new all-time high. Although things have taken a bearish turn over the last quarter, the next two quarters in...
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