Have you familiarized yourself with the basics of crypto, but remain unsure whether you are ready to try your hand at trading or investing? Are you apprehensive about making the jump into this ...

Pump-and-dump stock scams are nothing new. These scams have been a mainstay of financial fraudsters for centuries. And while technology has changed the way they operate, the underlying principles and ...

Rajeev Dhir is a writer with 10+ years of experience as a journalist with a background in broadcast, print, and digital newsrooms. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Crypto scams are booming. In the first half of 2025, investors lost nearly $2.5 billion to hacks and scams—though wallet compromises and phishing led that wave, rug pulls and pump-and-dumps remain top ...

Web3 pump-and-dump schemes thrive on hype, anonymity, and unregulated markets; understanding their playbook is key to avoiding costly traps. Pump-and-dump schemes in Web3 manipulate a cryptocurrency’s ...

Taking a page from those who for decades ran South Florida boiler rooms and call centers to fleece would-be investors, scamsters are increasingly moving to lure victims through social media ads that ...

The Nasdaq proposed sweeping new rules this month requiring Chinese companies to raise at least $25 million in IPO proceeds to list on the exchange—a direct response to an explosion of pump-and-dump ...