SEC Awards More Than $28 Million to Whistleblower Who Aided SEC and Other Agency Actions

SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award to a whistleblower totaling more than $28 million in connection with an SEC enforcement action and a related action by another federal agency. read more »

Bitcoin plunges below $40,000 as China widens its crypto crackdown

CNN

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging as anxiety spreads through the market — this time, after China took more steps to crack down on the digital coins. read more »

Cryptocurrency scams rose 1,000 percent in the past year and cost consumers at least $80 million, FTC says

WASHINGTON POST

People in their 20s and 30s reported losing far more money to crypto investment cons than on any other type of fraud. read more »