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2. 3 crypto scams that could cost you thousands - AOL

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   This scam relies on hyping a coin and getting more people to buy into it. As the price rises, insiders sell out of the coin, dumping it on the public and traders are left with worthless coins.

3. Top 10 Crypto Scams to Watch Out For in 2025 - AOL

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   Being skeptical of too-good-to-be-true offers can help you navigate away from this scam. (Learn More: Avoiding Bitcoin Scams and Fraud) DepositPhotos.com. 10. Phishing Scams.

4. Crypto’s 2023 was marred by fraud and scandal. It may have ...

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   Put simply, a spot bitcoin ETF allows investors to track the price of bitcoin without actually owning the digital currency. That’s appealing for mainstream investors for a few reasons.

5. Bitcoin ATM fraud is soaring, FTC warns. Here's how the scams ...

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   In 2023, consumers reported $114 million in losses from scams involving BTMs — a nearly 900% increase over the preceding three years, the FTC said Tuesday in a report. Losses through June of ...

6. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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   A major bitcoin exchange, Bitfinex, was compromised by the 2016 Bitfinex hack, when nearly 120,000 bitcoins (around US$71 million) were stolen in 2016. [61] Bitfinex was forced to suspend its trading. The theft was the second-largest bitcoin heist ever, dwarfed only by the Mt. Gox theft in 2014.

7. Mirror Trading International - Wikipedia

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   Mirror Trading International (MTI), declared a pyramid scheme by the South African High Court, was a cryptocurrency trading platform promising automated trading services with significant returns. [1] MTI was masterminded by Johann Steynberg, who claimed to use an artificial intelligence bot for its trading activities. [2]

8. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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   A pig butchering scam (in Chinese 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.

9. Miami man among 2 charged in $230 million cryptocurrency ...

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   A Miami man is facing charges after authorities said he teamed up with a California man in a scam to steal and launder over $230 million in ... fraudulently obtained over 4,100 Bitcoin, which was ...