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‘I fell for it:’ Central Florida man loses thousands in cryptocurrency scheme
Read full article: ‘I fell for it:’ Central Florida man loses thousands in cryptocurrency schemeA Central Florida man lost tens of thousands of dollars in a cryptocurrency investment scheme that started with an “accidental” text message.
$9B per year: State-of-the-art system tracks stolen crypto funds
Read full article: $9B per year: State-of-the-art system tracks stolen crypto fundsA state-of-the-art system designed to track stolen crypto funds is the latest asset being used by law enforcement agencies in the United States and across the globe in what has become a parallel economy for thieves.
Insider extra: Hear from Brevard investigator working to recover money from crypto scams
Read full article: Insider extra: Hear from Brevard investigator working to recover money from crypto scamsIt’s a mind-boggling, eye-opening story involving your friends and neighbors losing millions of dollars and an investigator who got much of it back.
Fastest-growing fraud: Bitcoin scams; 100+ victims in Brevard County
Read full article: Fastest-growing fraud: Bitcoin scams; 100+ victims in Brevard CountyIt’s a mind-boggling, eye-opening story involving your friends and neighbors losing millions of dollars and an investigator who got much of it back.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
Read full article: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraudFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform.
Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost to donate money from disgraced cryptocurrency CEO
Read full article: Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost to donate money from disgraced cryptocurrency CEOIncoming congressman Maxwell Frost said he will donate campaign money from disgraced cryptocurrency CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, after prosecutors said the FTX founder broke campaign finance laws.
‘This was fraud:’ Central Florida cryptocurrency companies react to Sam Bankman-Fried arrest
Read full article: ‘This was fraud:’ Central Florida cryptocurrency companies react to Sam Bankman-Fried arrestThe Biden Administration estimates more than 40 million Americans own crypto currency. Local crypto business owners, who have spent years in the digital assets industry, tell News 6 it is important people understand the differences between each cryptocurrency.
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US recovers millions in ransomware payment made to pipeline hackers
Read full article: US recovers millions in ransomware payment made to pipeline hackersThe Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations last month.
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Why has the price of Bitcoin been falling?
Read full article: Why has the price of Bitcoin been falling?The price of the famously volatile digital currency Bitcoin fell nearly 30% at one point Wednesday after the China Banking Association warned member banks of the risks associated with digital currencies.
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‘Uniquely situated:’ Ex-Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg likely to take plea deal, attorney says
Read full article: ‘Uniquely situated:’ Ex-Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg likely to take plea deal, attorney saysFormer Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg faces a federal judge for the first time since his case started drawing national attention.