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One of the most significant cryptocurrency fraudulent projects from the past few years recently tried to launder another 13,000 bitcoins. To do so, the perpetrators used numerous mixing services. Shortly after, the price of Bitcoin plunged by $500 in a matter of hours, and the question remains if this is the reason behind the drop.PlusToken Laundered 13,000 BTCAccording to the crypto Analyst ErgoBTC, PlusToken deposited approximately 13,000 bitcoins directly to mixing services in the past 24...

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is taking aim at cryptocurrency.The BBB Says to Watch Out for Crypto ScamsTo be specific, it is taking aim at cryptocurrency scams, which the company states are more prominent than ever. According to a statement issued by the organization, crypto scams are the second riskiest illicit ventures from late 2019 and on.One of the tasks set forth by the BBB is to report employment scams. This remains in the top spot and the thing that American workers should be the...

The saga with one of the largest alleged scam projects in the cryptocurrency world continues. PlusToken’s officials were arrested several months ago, but a recent report shows that over $100 million worth of Ethereum was transferred from a company wallet to an unknown one.$100 In ETH Transferred From PlusTokenThe popular cryptocurrency monitoring resource, Whale Alert, recently caught a large transaction of 789,525 ETH worth over $105 million at the time. What’s conspicuous about it is that...

Crypto scams are an everyday thing, it seems. If you dabble in crypto, you are putting yourself at risk to one extent or another. For people in Brazil, however, it’s being reported that this danger is somehow considerably larger than one might expect.Are Crypto Scams in Brazil the New Norm?Brazil is the largest country in South America, and one of the largest countries in the world. It’s also a huge cryptocurrency haven. This has both positives and its negatives. On one hand, it exposes a lot...