A notable example is that of OneCoin, a digital
currency investment scheme widely seen as fraud.
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currency investment scheme.
Not exact matches
The agency, according to the alert is «concerned that the rising use of virtual
currencies in the global marketplace may entice fraudsters to lure investors into Ponzi and other
schemes in which these
currencies are used to facilitate fraudulent, or simply fabricated,
investments and transactions.»
In recent months, the CFTC created subcommittees on distributed ledger technology and virtual
currencies, issued a pump - and - dump warning about virtual
currency schemes, and provided guidance to its employees about cryptocurrency
investments.
Those range from
currency exchanges and online wallets to mining pools and legitimate or Ponzi
scheme investment services, the authors said.
share, mortgage or real estate
investments, «high return»
schemes, option trading or foreign
currency trading
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has published a» feedback statement» regarding its proposal for regulatory guidelines governing collective
investment schemes involving virtual
currencies (VCs) operating...
«The ministry is concerned that cryptocurrency trading will have parallels with
investment in Ponzi
schemes and therefore people must be made aware of the high risks involved before they plough their money into digital
currencies that are not regulated».
«The public is hereby warned that such
investment schemes whether with the use of money or virtual
currencies such as bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, dash, litecoin, monero, SIBcoin, mooncoin and many others are considered as securities subject to the regulatory authority of this Commission.»