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Policy
Crime
Ringleaders of PlusToken Scam Jailed for Up to 11 Years
Fourteen operators of the giant PlusToken scam have been sentenced in China to up to 11 years in prison.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Dec 1, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2020
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Markets
Crime
Chinese Authorities Have Seized a Massive $4B in Crypto From PlusToken Scam
Cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars have been seized during the police crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in China.
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By Daniel Palmer
Nov 27, 2020 at 10:35 a.m. UTC
Nov 27, 2020
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Markets
Apple
Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jun 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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Markets
Ledgerx
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Markets
Coinbase
Market Liquidations Cause Cascade in Bitcoin Price
The price of bitcoin dropped sharply over the past 24 hours as a confluence of events has led to traders hitting the sell button.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Mar 9, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2020
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Markets
Price-news
Bitcoin's Sharp Price Drop May Have Been Prompted by $120M Scam Sell-off
Bitcoin has quickly plunged to two-month lows, with some analysts suggesting an over-$100 million liquidation by PlusToken scammers as the cause.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 9, 2020 at 11:55 a.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2020
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Bitcoin fell 4 percent in a matter of minutes Monday, image via CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index
Markets
China
Chainalysis Report on PlusToken 'Scammers' Blamed for Monday’s Crypto Selloff
As bitcoin and ether prices fell below technically significant levels, some traders are citing fear emanating from a report about the alleged PlusToken Ponzi scheme as the rea...
Bitcoin fell 4 percent in a matter of minutes Monday, image via CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index
By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 16, 2019 at 10:47 p.m. UTC
Dec 16, 2019
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