U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the Southern District of Florida has ruled against blockchain start-up Monkey Capital after hearing its victims had been defrauded out of an estimated $1m in various cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, waves, mobilego and ethereum. Judge

Over the last 2 years ICO exit scams have cost investors $96.8m according to blockchain experts Diar. While this looks like an eye-watering number, we have to remember it's only a fraction of the $6.8 billion raised by blockchain start-ups

Digital fraudsters have always been quick to jump on current trends to power through their next scam and it seems as though the enormous publicity celebrities like Paris Hilton, Floyd Mayweather and Jamie Foxx have received on the back of

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced the signing of an arrangement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that commits the regulators to collaborating and supporting innovative firms through each other’s financial technology (FinTech) initiatives – LabCFTC and FCA Innovate. 

On the 18 th January the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged 3 companies for engaging in fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. They allege all 3 have defrauded their customers and broken Federal commodity trading rules. Before the weekend the CFTC