Cryptocurrency scammers raked in billions of dollars last year, more than any year before. Credit: Luis Alexander Martinez Lopez via iStock / Getty Images The spammers. The scammers. And you.

A notable decrease in cryptocurrency transactions linked to illicit activities took hold in 2023, Chainalysis said in a recent report, with $22.2B laundered through crypto, down 29.5% from $31.5B a ...

(WFSB) - A new report reveals cryptocurrency or investment scams are now the riskiest. Better Business Bureau released its annual scam report Monday. The riskiest scam isn’t necessarily the most ...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - APRIL 16: A woman walks past the entrance of a cryptocurrency exchange office on April 16, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey's Central Bank announced a ban on the use of ...

Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to a new report released by the FBI on Monday. Scammers use elaborate tactics to assure potential victims that their investment ...

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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its cryptocurrency fraud report for 2023. Americans lost $5.6 billion due to cryptocurrency fraud ...

Crypto fund inflows added $293 million last week, pushing the total for the year above $1 billion, per CoinShares. Year-to-date inflows have hit $1.14 billion, the third-highest yearly inflow on ...

In Washington alone, $141 million was lost to crypto kiosk scams in 2023. On a larger scale, the FBI reported that nearly ...

Illicit crypto wallets received an estimated $158bn in currency last year, the highest level observed in five years, ...

Coinbase threatens to pull support from US crypto bill over stablecoin rewards restrictions. Senate markup scheduled for ...