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Chainalysis has traced the PlusToken team’s attempts to sell ill-gotten bitcoin through Huobi OTC desks, potentially influencing the BTC price.
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Chainalysis: PlusToken Is Dumping on Huobi OTCs, May Be Eating Into BTC Price

Tracing China’s $3 billion crypto scam.
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How the PlusToken Scam Absconded With Over 1 Percent of the Bitcoin Supply

The PlusToken cryptocurrency scam, thought to involve the theft of over 200,000 BTC, has involved a significant sell-off as the scammers try to cover their tracks.
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Did the PlusToken Scam Cause a Bitcoin Price Dip?

The digital security firm has compiled some of cryptocurrency’s most recent exit scams and frauds.
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CipherTrace’s Cryptocurrency AML Report Details $4.3 Billion in Schemes

Lessons from some of the worst bitcoin scams to have hit the African continent — scams that have slowed the adoption rate for bitcoin in Africa.
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Bitcoin Scams in Africa: Their History and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim

This Father’s Day weekend is the perfect time to give your dad the gift of sound money. Here’s a handy infographic to help you introduce him to Bitcoin.
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How to Explain Bitcoin to Your Dad on Father’s Day: An Infographic

Op-ed - Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’
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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

Scams - BitConnect's Alleged Ringleader Arrested in India: Local Reports
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BitConnect's Alleged Ringleader Arrested in India: Local Reports

Scams - Dubious Bitcoin Scheme Uses Ethereum ICO to Keep the Game Going
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Dubious Bitcoin Scheme Uses Ethereum ICO to Keep the Game Going

Adoption - Capital Controls and Ponzi Schemes: How Nigeria Is Discovering Bitcoin
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Capital Controls and Ponzi Schemes: How Nigeria Is Discovering Bitcoin

Mining - Bitcoin’s Network Hash Rate Has Doubled Since October
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Bitcoin’s Network Hash Rate Has Doubled Since October

Mining - Genesis Mining Files With SEC for Bitcoin Mining Fund
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Genesis Mining Files With SEC for Bitcoin Mining Fund

Op-ed - As the Bitcoin Price Rises to New 2015 Highs
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As the Bitcoin Price Rises to New 2015 Highs, Investors Seek to Explain Recent Gains

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Growing Population in China Views Bitcoin as a Safe Haven, Says BTCChina’s Greg Wolfson

Privacy & security - Exclusive: Possible $500
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Exclusive: Possible $500,000 Bitcoin Cloud Mining Ponzi Scheme Uncovered

Op-ed - The Truth About Bitcoin – Dispelling Common Myths About The Digital Currency
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The Truth About Bitcoin – Dispelling Common Myths About The Digital Currency

Op-ed - Mt. Gox May Have Been A Ponzi Scheme (But Bitcoin Isn’t)
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Mt. Gox May Have Been A Ponzi Scheme (But Bitcoin Isn’t)

Op-ed - SEC Files Charges Against Bitcoin Ponzi Mastermind Trendon Shavers
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SEC Files Charges Against Bitcoin Ponzi Mastermind Trendon Shavers

Scams - The Pirate Saga: And So It Ends
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The Pirate Saga: And So It Ends

Op-ed - Bitcoin Savings & Trust – Genuine or Joke?
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Bitcoin Savings & Trust – Genuine or Joke?

Op-ed - Ponzi schemes: The Danger of High Interest Savings Funds
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Ponzi schemes: The Danger of High Interest Savings Funds