Fraud

It is a transnational enterprise rather than a few fraudsters with bad websites. Social engineering, call-center discipline, fake platforms, professional laundering, and in many cases trafficked labor. Pig butchering is the center of gravity but not the whole map. The same infrastructure runs task scams, impersonation, wallet drainers, and recovery scams. The numbers keep climbing. […]...

Rug pulls remain one of the most damaging scams in cryptocurrency, causing billions in investor losses every year. Despite a drop in the number of incidents, losses surged to nearly $6 billion in 2025, reflecting the growing scale and sophistication of these schemes.  Rug pulls involve developers abandoning projects and disappearing with investor funds, leaving […]...

Is cryptocurrency a tool for crime, or is it simply misunderstood? Nick Furneaux, a well-known digital forensics expert, argues that “there’s no such thing as crypto crime.” His latest book, There’s No Such Thing as Crypto Crime: An Investigative Handbook, challenges common misconceptions about cryptocurrency and its role in criminal activity. Instead of blaming crypto [&he...

Gary Gensler, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed a cautionary viewpoint regarding the crypto industry in a recent hearing with the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Gensler testified that cryptocurrencies should be considered a “highly speculative asset class” and raised concerns about the...