A victim of the alleged crypto pyramid scheme OneCoin is receiving threats of death and violence after speaking out against the scam project. Glasgow-based Jen McAdam claims supporters of the alleged OneCoin pyramid scheme are sending her death threats, mainly through Facebook. Death threats reported to the police On Oct. 14, the BBC wrote that […]
Continue Reading
Fraud is a sad but undeniable part of the crypto world. But how do you fight it, identify it and stay attuned to the latest scams? Although the crypto industry has long been touted as the solution to some of the longest-running issues in the global economy, there’s one problem it has been unable to […]
Continue Reading
PayPal pulls out of the Libra Association, crypto markets fail to recover, and Mark Cuban says he’d rather have bananas than BTC. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more […]
Continue Reading
Was the impact of the “crypto winter” on the entire industry positive or negative? Take a look in an in-depth analysis. It’s hard to tell who was the first to coin — if you’ll forgive the pun — the name for the dramatic price drop of Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins as the “crypto winter.” But […]
Continue Reading
Indian police have sought a court directive to move $1.2 million seized from a BTC ponzi scheme last year that has been frozen due to the country’s anti-crypto laws. The police of Pune, a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, have sought a court’s directive to transfer 85 million Rupees seized from a […]
Continue Reading
Ethereum smart contract FairWin, recently accused of being the fastest-growing Ponzi scheme on Ethereum, was emptied. Ethereum (ETH) smart contract FairWin, recently accused of being the fastest-growing Ponzi scheme on Ethereum, was emptied. According to Etherscan’s data, at press time FairWin’s balance is exactly zero ETH. Yet, the smart contract held over 49,518 ETH just […]
Continue Reading
The highest gas-guzzling Ethereum contract in the industry, dubbed FairWin, is allegedly putting user funds at risk and continues to guzzle a major amount of gas on the network. The biggest Ethereum contract in the industry, dubbed FairWin, is allegedly putting user funds at risk and continues to guzzle a major amount of gas on […]
Continue Reading
FMR subsidiary one of several high-profile contributors of cash for blockchain analysis firm Elementus. Blockchain analytics firm Elementus has raised $3.5 million from backers including a sister company of crypto-friendly asset manager Fidelity Investments. Morgan Creek Digital leads fresh cash injection As Fortune reported on Sept. 23, Elementus, which launched its offering in 2017, also […]
Continue Reading
Experts share their insights on how to best avoid crypto exit scams, highlighting the biggest red flags investors should look out for. A couple of years back, the term “exit scam” became synonymous with the crypto industry. This was at a time when the market (at large) was replete with a number of cash grab […]
Continue Reading
Following the massive $1 billion Bitcoin transaction today, the recipient wallet became the fifth richest Bitcoin address. The recipient wallet of the $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) transaction on Sept. 6 is now presumed to be the first richest non-exchange address. The recipient wallet of the massive 94,504 Bitcoin ($1.031 billion) transaction is the top richest […]
Continue Reading