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INTERPOL: ‘Digital Currencies Increasingly Used To Finance Criminal Activities[,] Including Terrorism’
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Pushing a murky, MLM-style digital currency scheme or even a purported one? Involving family, friends and online contacts? INTERPOL is warning that “digital currencies [are] increasingly used to finance criminal activities[,] including terrorism.” The warning is included in an INTERPOL announcement dated Jan. 16 about a law-enforcement conference in Qatar on the topic of transnational crime […]
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: First U.S. Criminal Prosecution Of Bitcoin-Themed Scheme; Trendon Shavers Arrested
In the first U.S. criminal prosecution involving a Bitcoin-themed scheme, Trendon Shavers has been arrested and charged with securities fraud and wire fraud. Shavers, 32, of McKinney, Texas, was charged civilly by the SEC in July 2013. He is known as “pirateat40,” and allegedly pushed his Bitcoin Savings and Trust Ponzi scheme from a forum. […]
Tweets Claim SEC Inquiring About ‘Hundreds’ Of Bitcoin-Themed Companies
4th UPDATE 8:09 A.M. EDT OCT. 30 U.S.A. In the past several hours, Tweets sourced to Bitcoin-themed publications such as CoinFire, CryptoCoinsNews and CoinTelegrah claim the SEC has opened preliminary inquiries into hundreds of Bitcoin-themed enterprises. On the CoinTelegraph website, the publication asserts there is a “gag order attached to these requests for voluntary cooperation.” […]
INVESTOR ALERT: Statement From Alabama Securities Commission On High-Yield ‘Opportunities,’ Bitcoin, Iraqi Dinars — And More
EDITOR’S NOTE: This statement from the Alabama Securities Commission is dated March 12, 2014. The PP Blog has applied in-house formatting elements to the statement. Other than that, the statement is verbatim. INVESTOR ALERT – Understanding high-risk investments What you don’t know CAN hurt you! MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (March 12, 2014) As our state’s and the […]
Greater Dallas Firm Allegedly Sold Unregistered Securities, Pooh-Poohed Qualification Criteria — And Accepted Bitcoin Without Disclosing Risks
“Far from verifying that purchasers of the company’s investments are accredited, [Balanced Energy President Kirk] Johnson, according to the order, said ‘we don’t do any verification’ and ‘we’re not the paperwork police,’” — Texas State Securities Board, March 11, 2014 Balanced Energy LLC, an oil-and-gas firm based in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Southlake, is […]
Spammers Push Bitcoin-Themed Reload Scams
You’ve probably heard about the debacle at Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin exchange. Reuters, meanwhile, is reporting that a Bitcoin bank known as Flexcoin is shutting down after it lost $600,000 to a hacker attack. Elsewhere there are stories about the tragic death of 28-year-old Autumn Radtke, CEO of First Meta Pte Ltd, a Bitcoin exchange. […]