Paybase to Shut Down Operations: Dept. of Justice Involved
The issues at Paybase, Paycoin and GAW Miners that have festered over the past month have now finally come to a head. Paybase will be ceasing operations on April 30th, 2015, in accordance with a SEC and DOJ investigation into the actions and business practices of one Josh Garza. Paybase red flags surfaced weeks ago. As we reported here at CCN on March 23rd, Twitter and Reddit were ablaze with angry Paybase users unable to make withdrawals for several days. Paybase started to experience trading issues in January when the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) began an investigation (see the....
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The much-anticipated launch of PayBase is happening on 12/30/14. This launch follows the launch of PayCoin by GAWMiners. PayCoin launched with a roar drawing in excess of 40 to 50+ peta hash of SHA-256 mining power, the same type used in Bitcoin. Now moved into the POS (Proof of Stake) phase of maintaining the network the next step in its platform PayBase is going live. PayBase is a platform for trading PayCoin, exchange symbol XPY, as well as a portal for much more. CCN was able to speak with Josh Garza on the PayBase and PayCoin launches to go over what to expect. Also read: Josh Garza....
Bitcoin exchange Paybase Monday has shutdown withdrawals from its users, causing a fury on Twitter and throughout their user base, as another exchange closure is feared. Paybase founder Josh Garza has been unavailable for comments, with many users claiming he blocks their account if pressed on this issue on Twitter. Garza has a controlling interest in the Bitcoin mining firm GAW Miners, along with many altcoin ventures. Paybase started to experience trading issues in January when the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) began an investigation. This led to accusations that Paybase and GAW....
PayCoin-the much-hyped altcoin developed by GAW's Josh Garza-launched on December 12 to much fanfare and a highly-questioned top-tier market cap ranking. However, the PayCoin price has plunged since December 29, perhaps in part due to the recent PayBase security issues, as well as confusion about the full functionality PayBase's Amazon integration. Also read: Josh Garza Speaks On PayBase Launch With Amazon Shopping Using PayCoin. PayCoin Price Plunges. Scores of altcoins launch each month, and most receive little attention. However, PayCoin is one of those rare altcoins with enough funding....
GAW Miners, the Connecticut, USA based bitcoin hardware manufacturing company has a lot of legal issues piling up since it shut down its operations early this year. The company pulled down the shutters to its operations in April after it vacated GAW Miners' Bloomfield headquarters and shut down its main website and associated Paybase platform. GAW Miners has been facing accusations from angry customers who had invested in it. The company has been defunct since April 2015 for all practical purposes. However, it has not filed for bankruptcy in any relevant jurisdiction yet. The lack of....
“This liquidation is the largest single recovery of a cryptocurrency fraud by the United States to date,” said the Justice Department. The United States Department of Justice is planning to sell $56 million worth of cryptocurrency seized in connection with its case against Ponzi scheme BitConnect.In a Nov. 16 announcement, the Justice Department said it would sell the seized crypto and hold the proceeds in U.S. dollars until it could use the funds to provide restitution to BitConnect victims. The U.S. government is currently holding the $56 million in crypto in wallets, and said the amount....