Ronald Spektor tricked over 100 Coinbase users in a crypto scam. He stole $16 million using fake calls and wallets.
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Binance exposes new scam tactic

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has brought to light what it called a "new type of scam" in which a user fabricated evidence ...
Address poisoning has returned as one of the most damaging phishing tactics in crypto, drawing renewed attention from industry leaders as losses climb. The ...
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked a $2M Coinbase support impersonation scam to a Canadian suspect using on-chain ...
Amid headlines of hacks and scams, the Clear Crypto Podcast uncovers the real data behind blockchain activity and the technologies building confidence in the industry’s future. Crypto often makes ...
Coinbase has urged the US government to consider adopting blockchain analytics, AI, and other emerging technologies to address financial crime in the cryptocurrency sector effectively. This appeal was ...
Centralized deepfake detectors are failing against crypto scams. Blockchain-based detection networks offer the only scalable defense against AI fraud. Centralized deepfake detectors are structurally ...
The US this past week had announced the seizure of approximately $15 billion in Bitcoin from a so-called forced-labor pig butchering scam operation. As reported, the United States government noted ...
In a note shared on Thursday, Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni praised the transformation of legacy institutions as they embrace innovation rather than fighting it. “Traditional banks are moving swiftly ...