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Aussies lost $122 million to crypto scams in the last 12 months: AFP

The Australian Federal Police revealed that scammers are using deepfakes and pig butchering as their primary methods to defraud victims.  Source link

SEC charges siblings over $60M Ponzi touting a crypto trading bot

The SEC has accused the two brothers of using investor money to fund lavish lifestyles, including the purchase of cars and a multimillion-dollar condominium.  Source link

Australian regulator claims win over Kraken’s Bit Trade in federal court 

A court has found Bit Trade offered a product without following design and distribution obligations and acted as a credit facility, in violation of Australian laws.  Source link

Justin Sun says removing 12K Bitcoin from USDD is just ‘DeFi 101’

USDD’s Bitcoin collateral was removed without a vote from its DAO, but Justin Sun insists it’s a normal event in DeFi.  Source link

China Supreme Court revises Anti-Money Laundering law to include ‘virtual assets’

Supreme People’s Procuratorate said there has been a 20-fold increase in people prosecuted for money laundering since 2019.  Source link

Australia took down 600 crypto scams, says AI will make it worse

Australia’s financial markets regulator says due to the evolving nature of technology, it’s becoming increasingly challenging for consumers to identify fraudulent schemes. Source link

Man allegedly tries to ‘recover’ losses from BitConnect, kidnapping two

Indian authorities have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping two employees of BitConnect creator Satish Kumbhani and extorting $125 million in crypto. Source link

Meta denies claim more than half of Facebook crypto ads are scams

Australia’s competition watchdog has claimed 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams; Meta says the data is old and unreliable. Source link

Australian regulator claims 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams

Australia’s competition watchdog cited preliminary research that found more than half of the crypto ads on the platform breach Meta’s policies or involve scams. Source link

Core Scientific drops 10% after $400 million convertible senior note offer

Core Scientific stock has dropped to $8.46 per share on the Nasdaq following an announcement of offering convertible senior notes to help settle debts. Source link