News
Tech giants team up against online dating scams
Major tech companies form a coalition to tackle the surge romance and crypto scams.
SlamX
Lens
Scams
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Regulation
Rampant scams highlight critical need for greater crypto literacy
The plight of the Philippines — which has a high rate of crypto adoption but is also plagued by fraud — offers a window into why the industry’s ‘do your own research’ mantra isn’t enough.
Arlone Abello
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Binance users in Hong Kong hooked by US$450,000 phishing attacks
The Hong Kong police warned on Monday that 11 Hong Kong-based Binance users lost over US$446,000 (HK$3.5 million) in cryptocurrencies to phishing text messages in the last two weeks. See related article: Gitcoin error sends US$460,000 to digital void Fast Facts See related article: CMCC Global raises US$100 mln to launch Hong Kong Web3 fund
Zoltan Vardai
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Advanced Blockchain Technologies
Proving our humanity in an AI world is not an option — it’s a necessity: Opinion
As artificial intelligence becomes more human-like, it’s critical to distinguish real people from code and prevent Web3 from turning into a bot zoo, writes Khori Whittaker, executive director of Ethereum Name Service.
Khori Whittaker
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Blockchain Security
Crypto in the time of cockroaches
An account of a holiday from hell draws parallel to the dark world of cybercrime and how anyone can fall victim to sophisticated crypto thefts.
Forkast.News
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Regulation
US accuses exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui of $1 billion crypto-linked fraud
Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire, was arrested in New York on Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating a more than US$1 billion fraud conspiracy that included cryptocurrency, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). See related article: U.S. banking regulators warn against cryptocurrency fraud, contagion risks Fast facts […]
Timmy Shen
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Regulatory News
China regulator says NFT-related complaints skyrocketed in 2022
Amid the NFT hype in 2022, Chinese buyers' complaints about NFT scams and price manipulations surged 30,000% to 59,700 from 198 in the year before.
Tom Zuo
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Regulation
Hong Kong’s crypto scam losses in 2022 more than double from 2021: SCMP
Crypto scams accounted for over half of Hong Kong’s losses from computer-related crimes in 2022.
Tom Zuo
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Bitcoin News
Bitcoin ATM firm accused of profiting from crypto scams via unlicensed machines: U.S. Secret Service
A crypto tech firm and three of its executives have been indicted for allegedly operating unlicensed Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S. that profited from scams.
Dylan Butts
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Regulation
South Korea financial regulator to clamp down on voice phishing involving cryptocurrencies
South Korea will expand the existing law on voice phishing to include crypto related phone scams.
Danny Park
