All news on the topic: Cryptocurrency

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Police seize key evidence after missing crypto king found chopped up in sewer
Cops believe a crucial piece of evidence could shine a light on Christian Peev's death after the suspect, Vesco Valchinov, was accused of chopping up his body and flushing some parts down the toilet in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Missing crypto king found chopped up & stuffed down toilet by horrified plumbers
Christian Peev was found in pieces in a sewer after he was allegedly murdered by Vesco Valchinov and his body parts flushed down an apartment's toilet in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Crypto whizzkid tries to 'buy island & make genetically enhanced human species'
Gabe Bankman-Fried, brother of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was eyeing up the Pacific island of Nauru to act as an apocalyptic bunker where he and his mates could hole up in case '50%-99.99% of people die' across the world, a lawsuit claims
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Retired financial advisor lost £80,000 in 'horrendous' cryptocurrency scam
Simon Hoadley was convinced to start investing in cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic - but he ended up handing over £80,000 to unscrupulous scammers
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Crypto-pimps make millions on new type of sex work that people have to train for
An undercover investigation revealed training grounds for sex workers where they were taught how to set up a cryptowallet, how to trade the currency and also the difference between good coins and 'the s**t ones'
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Investors threatened to drown me - incredible claim of collapsed e-company boss
VST Enterprises boss Louis-James Davis claimed innovations would be revolutionary but company went into administration
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'I went undercover in the crypto world and sold a dog photo as an NFT for $20k'
Award-winning journalist Ian Halperin went undercover to lift the lid on the mysterious world of cryptocurrency finding out shocking details about the scale of deaths among the new crypto millionaires
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SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid: How Rotenberg manages billions through crypto schemes and gambling in Ukraine
Does Russian billionaire and "Putin’s wallet" Arkadiy Rotenberg control a monopoly over Ukraine’s gambling market via Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?
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'Crypto king' kidnapped and tortured by angry investors after 'scamming them'
The father of Aiden Pleterski, 23, claims his son was kidnapped and tortured as angry investors tried to recoup their money. Mr Pleterski is accused of frittering away investor cash on cars and luxury planes
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Take this quiz to discover how good your financial knowledge really is
A study has revealed young adults are becoming fed up with high-street banks - and are looking at other options, like cryptocurrency or shares
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Nottingham Forest star returns to homeland after losing £1m to cryptocurrency
Gustavo Scarpa joined Nottingham Forest from Brazilian club Palmeiras in January but returned to his homeland after losing £1million in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud
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Footballers' NFTs now worthless from Terry's apes to Pogba's dragons
The price of NFTs has crashed since a number of the game's biggest figures began promoting them less than 18 months ago - offering a cautionary tale around investing in products just because athletes adored by millions suggest it is a good idea
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Man charged after cryptocurrency mining operation found in school crawl space
A three-month investigation was launched after 11 computers along with a makeshift cooling system were found in a crawl space at a school in the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, US
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Crypto queen on FBI's Wost Wanted list for £3billion scam 'killed on yacht'
Dr Ruja Ignatova, 42, went on the run after disappearing with £3.40 billion of investors money. She was put on FBI's most wanted list but hasn't been seen since and now grim links to a Bulgarian crime boss
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'Digital pound' could be launched by the Bank of England - what we know so far
The Bank of England said the "digital pound" would not be "volatile" like cryptocurrencies because it would come from a legislated organisation rather than a private sector
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Crypto traders with 'hundreds of thousands' on line seek rehab help for habit
People caught up in the frenzy of impulsive crypto trading face symptoms similar to other types of addictions and may turn to rehabilitation clinics for support
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Get-rich-quick crank Simon Stepsys prosecuted for cheating the taxman
Stepsys has a long history of plugging crypto schemes that turn into disasters, when he's not busy posting pictures of himself online
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Kremlin crypto agent: how Anton Olkhovskyi is undermining Ukraine’s financial security from abroad
Despite the war, Russian intelligence is attempting to seize the Ukrainian cryptocurrency and virtual assets market, while discrediting Ukrainian experts on social media.
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Lado Okhotnikov, Lola Ferrari, Sergey Maslakov, and Mikhail Sergeev have come under a U.S. regulator over the Forsage pyramid
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for organizing and promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency pyramid scheme Forsage (forsage.io).