Turkey Jails 6 People as Police Widen Search for Missing Cryptocurrency Excha...
Turkey has now jailed six suspects connected to the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which has been accused of an exit scam. Turkish authorities and Interpol have widened their search for the exchange’s CEO, who fled the country before shutting down his trading platform, preventing customers from withdrawing their funds. Search Widens for CEO of Crypto Exchange Thodex A Turkish court has jailed six suspects in connection with the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex which has been accused of an exit scam, Reuters reported Thursday. The exchange abruptly halted trading last week after its....
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The arrested siblings of the missing Thodex CEO reportedly own millions of dollars worth of crypto. Turkish authorities are progressing with an investigation into local cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which abruptly halted trading last week.On Thursday, a Turkish court jailed six suspects pending trial, including siblings of the missing CEO and senior company employees, Reuters reported.As part of the probe, Interpol reportedly issued a red notice for Thodex CEO and founder Faruk Fatih Özer, who had reportedly flown to Albania. “When he is caught with the red notice, we have extradition....
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A massive police operation took place in Istanbul, Turkey, against a Chinese gang’s crypto scam. Authorities found that criminals kidnapped 101 people and forced them to run scam operations. Scammers Tricked Hostages by Promising Them Work in a Legit ‘Crypto Investment Consultancy’ According to Demirören Haber Ajansı, Istanbul police cracked down a fake “crypto investment consultancy” agency that allegedly hired these 101 people to run the scheme. In reality, the gang turned out to be a massive criminal operation, as they held hostage the employees....
I have, like many others, written extensively about the Mt Gox debacle and the missing bitcoins. Too many questions lie unanswered and seem to be most likely to remain unanswered. Jonathan Keane, writing today on VPN Creative has stated that: Tokyo Metropolitan Police have finally launched an official investigation into the collapse of Mt Gox and the question of the missing bitcoins, abet, several months after the event. Mark Karpeles, the CEO of Mt. Gox, has claimed that a series of alleged hacking attacks led to the Bitcoin exchange, once the World's biggest, losing an alleged 850,000....
After major Turkish crypto exchange Thodex abruptly halted trading amid fears of a possible exit scam, police have already detained 62 people across eight provinces and issued detention warrants for 16 more. Turkish police have detained 62 people as they continue to investigate an alleged exit scam potentially affecting 391,000 crypto exchange users and roughly $2 billion in investments. Yesterday, Cointelegraph reported that the major Turkish crypto exchange Thodex had abruptly halted trading and withdrawals amid reports of police raids. Today, in addition to the 62 already detained....