Category: Scams
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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 to the $6,000s, analysts attributed the fall to the dumping of funds by the fraud. Was the PlusToken scam the biggest driver of the Bitcoin correction in 2019? Throughout 2019, venture…
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HEX origin address emptied out, almost $7 million withdrawn
Around $7 million worth of ETH has been withdrawn from an address associated with the HEX cryptocurrency after weeks of speculation that it was headed towards an exit scam. The funds were transferred on Jan. 6 through 36 separate transactions, with each one withdrawing exactly 1,337 ETH, worth around $192,500. It took 36 transactions to…
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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 the history of the cryptocurrency industry. PlusToken moves a large amount of Ethereum On Wednesday, Ethereum experienced a massive upswing. After hitting a low of $116.70, Ether quickly recovered surging over…
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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 price of Bitcoin with mass liquidations, could have misappropriated less crypto than previously alleged. The report claims several individuals associated with the now-collapsed crypto wallet scam have liquidated about 25,000 BTC…