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Stephen Findeisen (born 1993 or 1994), [2] [3] better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and cryptocurrency journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses online scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and internet celebrities. [4]
Dion Guillaume, global head of public relations and communication at Gate.io, a cryptocurrency trading platform, classifies the most popular crypto scams into three major categories: Ponzi schemes ...
The Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was first created as part of the Illinois State Police in 1977, until it was merged into the Division of Operations (DOO) in the mid-1990s. [1] The DCI was reestablished in 2019, under executive order by Governor J. B. Pritzker .
On March 13, 2019, Zhong contacted 911 to report the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency from his residence. [7] In September 2019, he made a mistake by transferring a small amount of stolen bitcoin to a cryptocurrency exchange that followed know-your-customer rules. This was not enough to prove Zhong was the hacker.
The former executive of a rural Kansas bank who admitted to embezzling tens of millions of dollars as part of a cryptocurrency scheme has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison.
7. Crypto Ponzi: Mining or Staking Pool Scams. In the cryptocurrency space, Ponzi scams often target mining and staking pools, taking advantage of investors eager to engage with blockchain technology.
Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈ ʊ l b r ɪ k t /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services.
Unfortunately, in the Wild West of cryptocurrency, consumers and legislators struggle to discern a deliberate scam from a well-intentioned business that goes bust.