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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Gathering personal information and/or soliciting donations paid in crypto that never made it to the Red Cross. She made wild promises about how successful it would be. That it would be a 'Bitcoin Killer'. However, several investors and outside skeptics eventually pieces together that there was actually no blockchain. It was merely a SQL database being centrally hosted. And worst of all, there was no way to convert OneCoin coins into US dollar or any other currency for that matter. Eventually, under increased scrutiny and pressure to create an exchange that allowed investors to dump their OneCoins, Ignatova ran away with the Bitcoin and no one knows for sure where she went to this day. OneCoin represents the largest cryptocurrency scam in the history of industry and perhaps the history of the world. Optioment Scam As reported by Bloomberg, in February of 2018, Interpol made mass arrests on a group of scammers spread out across Denmark, Germany, and Latvia. These scammers defrauded hundreds of victims in Austria, Poland, Germany, and several other Eastern European companies. The scam firm, known as 'Optioment' claimed to deliver its customers with returns of 4% a week through arbitrage trading of cryptocurrencies.(3) Instead, the whole operation was likely a pyramid and ponzi-scheme that eventually resulted in an exit scam For an in-depth coverage of this story, check out this fantastic BBC article on OneCoin.(4) CryptoCore Phishing Scams From 2018 to 2020, a cybercriminal group known as CryptoCore attacked several high profile crypto exchanges in the US, Asia, and the Middle East. According to Research from ClearSky, CryptoCore managed to steal around $200 million US dollars worth of cryptocurrency by phishing the corporate credentials of employees of target exchanges. 2gether Exchange Hack In August of 2020, Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether's CEO Ramon Ferraz Estrada announced via Twitter that the exchange had been hacked for $1.4 million worth of cryptocurrency. The executives of the company then claimed they did not have the money to pay users back and that customers were simply out of luck. “In the two days following the attack, we’ve been working on finding the funds needed to cover all positions....and until a few minutes ago, we’ve been working with an investment group with which we sadly haven’t been able to reach an agreement,” - FAQ Does Coinbase work in Europe? Coinbase works in some European countries. See the list below for the most up to date support for Europe. This shows all kinds of support provided to each European country Where Can I Find a Bitcoin ATM in Europe? European countries vary when it comes to prevalence of Bitcoin ATMs. The best thing to do is to check our pages for each country for more detailed information on each specific country. You can use our Bitcoin ATM finder tool to find the one nearest you. What is the price of Bitcoin in Europe? Bitcoin prices are changing every second. The best way to find the most up-to-date price of Bitcoin is to check
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