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63 articles
March 2023
March 2023
FTX Donations Clawback
The new leadership at FTX are threatening charitable and political organizations with lawsuits if they don’t return donated funds. Will this benefit ordinary depositors?
February 2023
Stopping Scalpers
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was met with a series of ticketing nightmares as scalpers tried to resell tickets for as high as US$22,000. But could NFTs have solved that problem?
January 2023
A year of scams
Crypto proved to be breeding ground for scams in 2022. Will next year be different?
Blockchain Security Issues
The blockchain sphere has been hit with a ton of security issues over 2022. What can we do about it to make things better?
January 2023
November 2022
Scammers Paradise?
Crypto crimes are costing Hong Kong billions every year – but what’s being done about it and what can the rest of the world learn from it?
Why the crypto bear market can be a bull for innovation
The market may be in the doldrums, but there’s no better time to clean house and build for the future, writes Clayton Roche of UMA. Here are 5 areas of opportunity.
Brazil police bust crypto group led by ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’
Gold bars, cash, jewelry, cars and luxury watches bought with defrauded funds are seized.
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
NFT fraud in focus; Bybit job cuts
Crypto exchange ByBit lays off 30% of its staff. And as the NFT market grows, how do we combat against scams?
August 2022
May 2022
April 2022
Why NFT scams are on the rise — and how to stop them
‘Lazy minting’ may seem affordable but heightens the risk of NFT theft, writes Anthem Blanchard of Herasoft. Is storing NFTs on-chain the solution?
April 2022
Guilty verdicts handed down in S.Korea’s biggest crypto scam
Seven executives of scam crypto exchange V Global were found guilty on Friday and sentenced to jail time — but it might not be enough to console victims.
February 2022
Indian crypto scam investigated; Kakao’s webtoon NFTs sell out
Indian crypto scam investigated meanwhile Korea’s Kakao’s webtoon NFTs sell out
January 2022
Crypto crash hits Korean game developers; Rug-pull red flags
Crypto crash hits Korean game developers, also how to spot Rug-pull’s red flags
January 2022
Digital yuan scams emerge across China as central bank readies e-CNY
Inner Mongolia police bust yet another digital yuan money laundering case.
How to avoid getting rug-pulled in crypto and DeFi
Scams like the Squid Game Token rug pull are every investor’s nightmare. How to avoid hoaxes and not feel like a fool? Forkast.News explains.
Scams are bullish for crypto
After recent scams were uncovered involving Walmart and Kroger, and Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, why did the stock prices fall while the crypto prices rallied?
Chinese police raid what may be the nation’s first e-CNY money-laundering case
Police crack a tele-fraud case related to digital yuan money laundering, potentially thanks to the CBDC’s ‘managed anonymity’ feature.
Stablecoin toss to US Congress as regulators circle
Top blockchain and crypto news: Stablecoins at regulatory crossroads. Squid Game crypto players suffer shocking fate. Are metaverses China’s new national insecurity?
BXH suffers US$130 million exploit; Squid game token meets deadly end
BXH suffers US$130 million exploit, also Squid game token meets deadly end
Scams now plague the NFT space. What can be done to stop them?
The big-money world of NFTs is also attracting hackers, thieves and con artists. How do you know if that Ape NFT or digital Banksy is fake?