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The 2021 Squid Game cryptocurrency scam was a significant fraudulent event that took place in the world of cryptocurrency. [1] Inspired by the popular South Korean Netflix series Squid Game , this cryptocurrency, known as Squid Coin, [ 2 ] promised investors an opportunity to play and earn.
OneCoin logo on the door of their office building in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2016. OneCoin is a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme [1] [2] conducted by offshore companies OneCoin Ltd, based in Bulgaria and [3] registered in Dubai, and OneLife Network Ltd (registered in Belize), both founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. [4]
A pig butchering scam, a.k.a. "sha zhu pan" [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game, [1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. [4]
Crypto.com coin, also known as CRO, is the native token of the Cronos blockchain. ... Any opinions, analyses, reviews, ratings or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author ...
Earlier this year, Ukrainian start-up Hacken was looking to promote its new coin after raising $3 million online in late 2017. Special Report: Little known to many investors, cryptocurrency ...
In December 2022, Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla, a YouTuber who exposes cryptocurrency scams, [11] ran a three-part docuseries on his YouTube channel about how the game was not functional despite the fact that millions of dollars of funding had been raised from investors. [12]
In 2018, around US$1.7 billion in cryptocurrency was lost to scams, theft and fraud. In the first quarter of 2019, such losses rose to US$1.2 billion. [ 6 ] 2022 was a record year for cryptocurrency theft, according to Chainalysis , with US$3.8 billion [ 7 ] stolen worldwide during 125 system hacks, [ 8 ] including US$1.7 billion stolen by ...
Up 45% for the year, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) continues to outperform almost every other top cryptocurrency. That includes peers like Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which has struggled to a 5% gain for the ...