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Buyer Beware: Hundreds of Bitcoin Wannabes Show Hallmarks of Fraud – WSJ

By Securities Docket on May 18, 2018, 7:08 am

Hundreds of technology firms raising money in the fevered market for cryptocurrencies are using deceptive or even fraudulent tactics to lure investors.

In a review of documents produced for 1,450 digital coin offerings, The Wall Street Journal has found 271 with red flags that include plagiarized investor documents, promises of guaranteed returns and missing or fake executive teams.

via Buyer Beware: Hundreds of Bitcoin Wannabes Show Hallmarks of Fraud – WSJ.

Posted in Regulatory, Top | Tagged ICOs

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