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July 25, 2022

Fucked Clients – The Courtroom & Social Media Battler Around Collapsed Crypto Scheme Voyager!

On July 5, 2022, Voyager filed a proposed stand-alone Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code to reorganize the company and return to customers all of their funds. The day after the Voyager filing, one of Voyager’s competitors and largest stakeholders, Alameda Ventures Ltd. and FTX Trading Ltd (AlamedaFTX), controlled by Sam Bankman-Fried, issued a press release that allegedly openly disparaged Voyager with highly misleading statements. Voyager rejected the deal and thus triggered a courtroom and social media battle.

July 3, 2022

Post-Easy-Money Era: Crypto Winter, FinTech Ice Age, And The Collapsed Klarna Valuation!

In recent months, we have entered the "Post-Easy Money Era" with skyrocketing inflation rates and the resulting interest rate hikes. The Easy & Cheap Money policy, most recently driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, led to a macroeconomic valuation bubble across most asset classes that has now burst. Take the Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna. Within one year, the valuation of $45.6 billion has collapsed by more than 80% to only $6.5 billion, at which the hopes to get $650 million from investors.

US Treasury Forgives Ukraine Looters!

On 26 September 2024, the United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ‘FinCEN’ made the astonishing decision to drop sanctions against ABLV Bank of Latvia. ABLV was sanctioned in 2018 for a list of reasons, including helping Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s bagman, Serhiy Kurchenko, steal billions of dollars from Ukraine.

Gurbir Grewal’s Departure from the SEC: His New Position and Potential Impact on Crypto Regulation!

Gurbir S. Grewal, the former Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has left his position to join Milbank LLP, one of the most innovative and prestigious law firms globally. This transition from his high-profile regulatory role to private practice is likely to have lasting implications, particularly on the SEC’s enforcement strategy in the crypto sector.

Warning Against The Imminent Danger of Pig Butchering For The Dawning Cyber Society!

Pig butchering scams are a devastating form of cybercrime that blend romance and investment fraud, leaving victims emotionally and financially shattered. These sophisticated operations, run by organized crime syndicates, often exploit human trafficking victims as unwilling scammers. The perpetrators meticulously cultivate trust over months, luring targets into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments through fake platforms.

MLM Schemes

Latest Arrests in $4 Billion Forex AI Fraud Scheme OmegaPro and the Austrian Connection!

FinTelegram has reported on the fraudulent crypto MLM schemes OMNIA Tech and OmegaPro several times in the past. This week, various media outlets have reported the arrest of Robert Velghe in Turkey, who has played a crucial role in both scams. The OmegaPro MLM scam is believed to have stolen around $4 billion from victims worldwide. Here is our update with a request for additional information from whistleblowers.

Crypto MLM Scam: David Carmona Sentenced to 121 Months for IcomTech Crypto Ponzi Scheme!

iComTech was one of the numerous fraudulent MLM schemes that used cryptocurrencies as a means of fraud in parallel with the crypto hype of 2017/18. David Carmora started IcomTech in approximately 2018 with other co-conspirators as a purported cryptocurrency mining and trading company. The scheme promised to earn its victims high profits and guaranteed daily returns that would double their money within six months.