Gemcoin Founder Admits to Fraud in $147 Million Scheme

by Cointelegraph By Henry Kanapin | Feb 20, 2020 | Cryptocurrencies, Fraud, Government, Scams, Taxes

Gemcoin mastermind faces 10-year prison sentence over $147 million cryptocurrency...

Bitcoin Gold Is Held Captive by Whale With Almost Half the Supply

by Cointelegraph By Andrey Shevchenkon | Feb 19, 2020 | analysis, Bitcoin gold, Bitcoin', business, Scams, Tradings

BTG markets are being manipulated by a Bitfinex whale, an analyst...

New Email Extortion Scam Targets Google’s AdSense, Demands Bitcoin

by Cointelegraph By Ana Alexandren | Feb 17, 2020 | Bitcoin', Crimes, Cryptocurrencies, Fraud, Google, Scams

A new email extortion scam demands BTC from AdSense users in exchange for preventing an...

SEC Charges Ohio Man for $33M Crypto Fraud Targeting Physicians

by Cointelegraph By Marie Huillet n | Feb 12, 2020 | Crimes, Cryptocurrencies, Regulation, Scams, SEC, Tradings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a man for allegedly swindling 150 investors in an elaborate crypto trading...

Don’t Fall for It: Scammers Are Impersonating CoinDesk Staff on Social Media

by John Biggs | Feb 9, 2020 | CoinDesk, News, Scams

CoinDesk does not and will never accept payment for coverage. Don't be fooled.

DISCUSSION: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?

by Adam B. Levine | Feb 9, 2020 | Andrew Yang, Digital Asset Regulation, discussion, IRS, Let’s Talk Bitcoin!, People, Podcasts, Scams, Taxes, Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020

This week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the US tax treatment of "Virtual Currencies" and how scams find a home wherever opportunity exists, at least for a while.