A complaint made public by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 11, 2025, reveals that executives of cryptocurrency firm MoonPay became victims of a $250,000 Ethereum scam when donating to what they believed was Trump's inauguration fund in December 2024. While the complaint does
A joint nationwide operation by the Australian financial regulator AUSTRAC and police has identified 90 scam victims, money mules, and suspected offenders among the most prolific cryptocurrency ATM users, announced on June 25, 2025. AUSTRAC's Cryptocurrency Taskforce examined the profiles of the most active crypto ATM users in
Despite FBI warnings, Coinbase users continue to fall victim to massive scams, causing annual losses exceeding $330 million according to cryptocurrency researcher ZachXBT. Data published by the blockchain investigator reveals that an additional $45 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen through social engineering techniques in just the past week, primarily
On August 19, 2024, cybercriminals stole 4,064 bitcoins (valued at $243 million) from a single victim through a sophisticated social engineering attack, impersonating Google and Gemini support staff and using AnyDesk remote desktop software to obtain private keys. ZachXBT, an independent crypto detective, identified the three main perpetrators: Malone
The MANTRA (OM) cryptocurrency experienced a dramatic 90% price collapse between April 10 and 15, 2025, plummeting from $2.45 to just $0.24, with its market capitalisation dropping from $5 billion to below $500 million, suggesting the project could be one of the largest rug-pull scams in cryptocurrency history.
Argentine President Javier Milei promoted a cryptocurrency called LIBRA on social media platform X on 14 February 2025, which collapsed within hours, triggering the largest crypto scandal in history, worth a total of $4.6 billion. The president told his 3.8 million followers that the token would boost Argentina&
House of Commons Leader Lucy Powell had her X account hacked on 15 April 2025 to promote a fraudulent "House of Commons cryptocurrency," encouraging her followers to invest in the supposed digital currency branded as $HOC. The influential politician, who has nearly 70,000 followers and whose profile
