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CFTC Expands Polymarket Probe to Staged Trades and Fake Wins

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is conducting a broad investigation into Polymarket covering staged trades and fake winning bets, Bloomberg reported Friday, advancing the...

Argentine Prosecutors Arrest 24, Seize Over $8M in USDT in ‘Fake Coins’ Crypto-Fraud Sweep

The Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor's Office said it ran 90 simultaneous raids and froze more than 8 million USDT across three fraud rings —...

SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Texas resident Nathan Fuller, alleging he raised about $12.3 million from roughly 150 investors through...

AI Is Making Fake Diplomas Easier. This Barcelona School Is Using Blockchain to Push Back

St. Peter’s School Barcelona is deploying blockchain-verified academic records across its full student body, as schools face rising pressure to protect transcripts, diplomas and...

Fake Police Raid Scam Forces Victim to Send $1M in Bitcoin

Key takeawaysCrypto security is expanding beyond digital threats, with criminals increasingly targeting individuals directly through physical coercion rather than trying to exploit blockchain vulnerabilities...

Decade Of Bitcoin Savings Gone In Minutes After Fake App Fools Musician

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ten years of careful saving wiped out in a single afternoon. That’s...

Musician Loses $420K Bitcoin From Fake Ledger App

Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said Garrett Dutton’s 5.9 Bitcoin has already been sent to deposit addresses associated with KuCoin.Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism....

Marc Andreessen Says AI Job Loss Fears Are “All Fake”

Marc Andreessen said artificial intelligence will spark a “massive jobs boom,” dismissing fears of widespread job losses as “all fake” in a Sunday post...

OpenClaw GitHub phishing scam uses fake $5,000 token airdrops gain wallet access

OpenClaw developers on GitHub, a platform for collaboration and version control, are being targeted in a phishing campaign using fake token giveaways to lure...

FBI Flags Criminal Network Exploiting Crypto ATMs With Fake Law Enforcement Threats

The FBI warns of rising impersonation scams involving cryptocurrency payments, as fraudsters use urgency and evolving tactics to pressure victims into quick financial decisions...

Fake Police Officers Held French Couple at Knifepoint in $1M Bitcoin Robbery

In brief Attackers allegedly posed as police officers to enter a home near Versailles. A couple were threatened at knifepoint and forced to transfer about €900,000 ($1...

Bitcoin Extortion Plot Turns Violent as Fake Mailman Forces Way Into Home

Alleged bitcoin extortion turned violent in Seattle as prosecutors say a suspect posed as a postal worker, forced entry into a home, and demanded...