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Chinese scam PlusToken is moving $117m in Bitcoin: research firm
The PlusToken scam has deposited around 13,000 BTC to a mixer in the past 24 hours, reports blockchain research firm Ergo. Mixer deposits in…
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The DOJ just busted a massive money laundering scheme, and it’s bad for Bitcoin
The growth of Bitcoin and the crypto market has long been inhibited due to its perceived ties to the dark web and the criminal…
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A major crypto scam’s Bitcoin is moving and if history repeats, it may start a correction
A Chinese multi-billion dollar scam known as PlusToken is moving their holdings of Bitcoin once again. In 2019, when the price of BTC dropped…
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Libra scammers are promoting fake ICO on Twitter
A Libra scam has appeared on Twitter to conduct a fake initial coin offering (ICO) of its coin LIBT. The account has existed on…
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HEX origin address emptied out, almost $7 million withdrawn
Around $7 million worth of ETH has been withdrawn from an address associated with the HEX cryptocurrency after weeks of speculation that it was…
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Is this the beginning of the HEX exit? 800 ETH withdrawn and sent to Bitfinex
Around 800 ETH has been withdrawn from an address associated with the HEX cryptocurrency, leading many to suspect it was the beginning of an…
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PlusToken scammers could be behind the recent pump; moves $100m in Ether
Over the past 24 hours, the market experienced high levels of volatility. This could be related to one of the largest Ponzi schemes in…
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Report suggests Ponzi scheme PlusToken may have stolen hundreds of millions, not billions
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has issued a new report suggesting that PlusToken, the multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme widely suspected to have been driving down the…
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Did major exit scams drive down the price of Bitcoin in 2019?
Two of the largest Ponzi schemes in the history of the cryptocurrency industry could be behind the bearish momentum that Bitcoin has seen in…
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Analyst: Multi-billion dollar PlusToken scam could be what caused Bitcoin’s drop to $6,600
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