‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Charged in $50 Million Tax Fraud
Photo: Dado Ruvic (Reuters) Early crypto investor Roger Ver, a.k.a. ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been charged with a tax fraud, with the Department of Justice saying he evaded nearly $50 million…
13 Brutal Stories From People Swindled By Elon Musk Impersonation Scams
The internet is filled with scam artists who try to swindle unsuspecting people out of their money. But impersonation scams that use Elon Musk and his bevy of tech companies—including…
Millions of Old Bitcoin Wallets Have Critical Security Flaws, Experts Say
Photo: Lukas Gojda / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Bitcoin wallets older than 2016 could have a vulnerability that puts over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency at risk, according to a report in…
Whoops: DEA Falls for Crypto Scam, Hands Fraudster $55,000 in Stolen Funds
The same federal agency that once helped bring down the biggest crypto-based dark web drug marketplace Silk Road got swindled by one of the oldest tricks in the crypto scammer…
‘Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde’ Plead Guilty to Billion Dollar Crypto Laundering Scheme
On Thursday, Heather Morgan, a.k.a. Razzlekhan, and her husband pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive money laundering scheme. Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein became known as the modern-day “Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde”…