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FILE - Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing, April 5, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Amid Crypto Turmoil, Senators Propose Sweeping Oversight
  • 7 June 2022
Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile...
  • AP News
Amid Crypto Turmoil, Senators Propose Sweeping Oversight
Melissa Jackson on Instagram aka @melissa_jacks0n is a crypto scammer with stolen photos.
Crypto Scammer with 452K Followers Stole Photos, Advertised on Instagram
  • 26 May 2022
The scammer with the fake name "Melissa Jackson" (@melissa_jacks0n) was allowed by Meta to advertise...
  • News
Crypto Scammer with 452K Followers Stole Photos, Advertised on Instagram
Lisa Brown on Facebook is a crypto scammer that promises bitcoin investments.
‘Lisa Brown’ Profile Pushes Crypto Scam with Stolen Photos
  • 17 May 2022
We're sure that California City, California, is likely a lovely small town. However, it's also...
  • Fact Check
‘Lisa Brown’ Profile Pushes Crypto Scam with Stolen Photos
FILE -Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Yellen Calls for Crypto Regulation to Reduce Risks, Fraud
  • 7 April 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of...
  • AP News
Yellen Calls for Crypto Regulation to Reduce Risks, Fraud
A crypto scam on the Meta platform Facebook asked for donations for Ukraine and had the page name Crypto.com/Nft.
Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam
  • 22 March 2022
Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to...
  • Fact Check
Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam
Ethan David Rosenberg is a Facebook profile run by crypto scammers and had nothing to do with the real David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research.
Crypto Scammers Edited 10 Years of Facebook Posts to Appear Legit
  • 11 March 2022
We busted another crypto scam after the people behind it accidentally revealed themselves to our...
  • News
Crypto Scammers Edited 10 Years of Facebook Posts to Appear Legit
FILE - President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office of the White House, on March 4, 2022, in Washington. Biden’s trip on Tuesday to Fort Worth, Texas, is personal. It's a chance to talk with veterans and their caregivers and push for more help for members of the military who face health problems after exposure to burn pits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency As Its Use Explodes
  • 9 March 2022
The Biden administration views the explosive popularity of cryptocurrency as an opportunity to examine the...
  • AP News
Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency As Its Use Explodes
In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, in federal court, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in New York. The couple are accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
  • 9 February 2022
The Justice Department announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion.
  • AP News
Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
Police in Spain purportedly believed they would find drugs such as marijuana in a raid when busting down a door but instead found a Bitcoin mining farm for cryptocurrency.
Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead?
  • 1 February 2022
This rumor took us to the town of Santiponce, Spain, which is near Seville.
  • Fact Check
Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead?
Facebook’s New Currency Plan Is Under Scrutiny in Congress
  • 16 July 2019
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Fed Chair Jerome Powell have expressed concerns that Libra could...
  • AP News
Facebook’s New Currency Plan Is Under Scrutiny in Congress
Did a Man Sell Chuck E. Cheese Tokens as ‘Bitcoins’?
  • 21 December 2017
A story claiming that a man had scammed people by selling "Bitcoins" was just fake...
  • Fact Check
Did a Man Sell Chuck E. Cheese Tokens as ‘Bitcoins’?
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The Poptopic blog claimed without evidence that Disney has allegedly offered Johnny Depp a USD $301 million contract deal for him to return as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates of the Caribbean film and a Disney Plus series.
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