Juan Tacuri, a major promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, later renamed Weltsys, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York. The scheme primarily targeted Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S., and Tacuri benefited significantly, amassing millions from his fraudulent activities. Scheduled for sentencing on Sept. […]
Global gold reserves rose by 33 tonnes in April, according to the World Gold Council. The Central Bank of Turkey was at the forefront, increasing its holdings by 8 tonnes. This addition marks 11 consecutive months of purchases, Read More
The TON Foundation has announced a partnership with Tether to broaden the access of global crypto communities to USDT on the TON blockchain. The foundation has outlined plans to integrate TON-based USDT into at least Read More
A joint research effort by Korean regulators — the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) — has revealed that seven out of 10 cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea failed to fully return investors’ money Read More
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Novatechfx, AWS Mining, and their founders for orchestrating crypto pyramid schemes that defrauded over 11,000 New Yorkers out of more than a billion dollars in cryptocurrency. These companies Read More
Neil Leon De Waal, a key figure in the GS Partners metaverse fraud case, was reportedly arrested by South African law enforcement in late May. He was subsequently released on bail on June 3. Authorities began Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expressed his dissatisfaction with the current wave of celebrity crypto projects, emphasizing their lack of meaningful societal contributions. He highlighted projects like Stoner Cats, which actually fund real initiatives, as Read More
Claims against Mirror Trading International (MTI) have reached over $84.5 million (ZAR1.6 billion), with more than 8,000 proven creditors as of the end of April. The MTI estate still holds around $33.7 million in its accounts. Legal action Read More
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has seized 70 domains used to scam the Russian community. The scam involved deceptive Facebook ads featuring a deepfake of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Over 20 Brooklyn residents and additional victims Read More
The price of bitcoin fell on Friday afternoon after spending several days above the $70,000 mark. The value dropped to $68,450 on Bitstamp, currently down $1,700 from its intraday high. Bitcoin’s Sudden Drop Impacts Entire Crypto Economy Read More
