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HIGHER cannabis ICO exemplifies everything wrong with the 2018 token boom

HIGHER cannabis ICO exemplifies everything wrong with the 2018 token boom

The 2018 ICO circus did not suffer from a lack of ambition. It suffered from an excess of it, usu...

ZantePay for Zante Clowns: Is ZantePay Another Scam Project from Estonia?

ZantePay for Zante Clowns: Is ZantePay Another Scam Project from Estonia?

Is ZantePay the next big crypto gateway or just another Estonian fintech circus? With a ridiculou...

Lionel Messi appears in Sirin Labs crypto promotion

Lionel Messi appears in Sirin Labs crypto promotion

The cryptocurrency industry has always attracted an unusual mix of technology enthusiasts, financ...

Charlie Munger doubles down on Bitcoin criticism at Berkshire annual meeting

Charlie Munger doubles down on Bitcoin criticism at Berkshire annual meeting

Few critics of cryptocurrency have expressed their skepticism as bluntly as Charlie Munger. The l...

Singapore Bitcoin robbery exposes physical risks of crypto wealth

Singapore Bitcoin robbery exposes physical risks of crypto wealth

Cryptocurrency crime does not always happen through malware, exchange breaches, or fake ICOs. Som...

Cryptocurrency kidnappings become a growing threat as Bitcoin prices rise

Cryptocurrency kidnappings become a growing threat as Bitcoin prices rise

Kidnapping for cryptocurrency might sound like the plot of a crime thriller, but by 2018 it had a...

Savedroid ICO fakes exit scam in disastrous publicity stunt

Savedroid ICO fakes exit scam in disastrous publicity stunt

Savedroid began as a relatively ordinary fintech startup in Germany, offering a mobile app design...

Indian police officers accused of extorting Bitcoin from local businessman

Indian police officers accused of extorting Bitcoin from local businessman

India’s crypto scene in 2018 often looked less like an emerging financial sector and more like a ...

Vietnam investigates massive iFan and Pincoin crypto scam

Vietnam investigates massive iFan and Pincoin crypto scam

Vietnam found itself confronting one of the largest cryptocurrency related fraud scandals in the ...

MyEtherWallet hijacked by BGP routing attack targeting Ethereum users

MyEtherWallet hijacked by BGP routing attack targeting Ethereum users

During the early years of cryptocurrency adoption, MyEtherWallet became one of the most widely us...

Ian Balina loses nearly $1 million after influencer private keys compromised

Ian Balina loses nearly $1 million after influencer private keys compromised

Ian Balina’s hack was one of those moments the crypto industry simultaneously hates and deserves....

SEC charges Centra Tech founders over fraudulent ICO

SEC charges Centra Tech founders over fraudulent ICO

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission began taking a far more aggressive stance to...