Search Results for: Ponzi schemes
World Bank Report: Bitcoin is a ‘Naturally Occurring’ Ponzi
July 17th, 2014
A recently published World Bank policy research working paper on Ponzi schemes mentions bitcoin as a “naturally occurring Ponzi”, clarifying that it has nothing to do with deliberate Ponzi schemes, as some bitcoin critics have claimed. Kaushik Basu, World ...
Regulator calls on Google to ban ads for binary options, cryptocurrencies
February 6th, 2018
Following Facebook’s announcement last week that it was banning all advertising for binary options, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, a Canadian regulator has called on Google to do the same. Jason Roy, a senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities ...
Investors Beware To Online Paid-To-Click Scams
November 8th, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a warning to inform investors to beware online “paid-to-click” scams that promise an easy payday by merely purchasing a membership or an advertising product up front and then clicking on a ...
Company and individual charged for fraud in Bitcoin investments scheme
September 22nd, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Defendants Nicholas Gelfman, of Brooklyn, New York, and Gelfman Blueprint, ...
Alert: Beware of Facebook investment scam
November 28th, 2016
Facebook users are promised an $800 payout if they can refer two other people into the “Blessing Loom” and deposit at least $100. Showing signs of a classic Ponzi scheme, authorities and observers warn Facebook users not to join ...
Baidu Freezes Bitcoin related promotions
August 29th, 2016
China’s leading search engine Baidu has halted—sans any warning—all bitcoin and digital currency-related advertising on its network. Chinese media outlet CnLedger broke the news on Friday, with a tweet that said Baidu “has stopped all virtual coin related keyword advertising (paid search), including bitcoin.” Local bitcoin exchanges ...
Everything you need to know about Bitcoin and the new contender Ethereum
June 23rd, 2016
Well, if we leave the EU and the Pound plummets, there’s always Bitcoin,” a glum currency trader joked last week. “Assuming our computers still switch on after Brexit.” He was being facetious. But then the king of all currency ...
Arrests And Prosecutions Reveal Big Vagaries In Bitcoin Selling Regulations
May 23rd, 2016
U.S. laws governing bitcoin trading are vague and sometimes lead to complicated law enforcement actions, according to an article in Fast Company magazine. Anti-money laundering laws require exchanges to verify customers’ identities, but what constitutes an exchange can sometimes be unclear. ...
Virtual Currency that is rival to Bitcoin, attracts attention and has soared in value
March 28th, 2016
A new virtual gold rush is underway. Even as Bitcoin, riven by internal divisions, has struggled, a rival virtual currency — known as Ethereum — has soared in value, climbing 1,000 percent over the last three months. Beyond the ...
Eleven Crazy Days — Many More Coming
September 3rd, 2015
Twelve months ago the world was happily sailing along in the Great Moderation, with financial markets that moved gracefully higher most of the time but even in their rare negative moments didn’t cause too much angst. The eleven trading ...
