Investors lost $3.7 billion in July as Chinese penny stocks crashed following social media pump-and-dump schemes, with FBI ...

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 ...

A pump-and-dump is an investment scheme that involves inflating the price of a penny stock or meme coin. Is TRUMP Coin an example? Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

An X account hacking spree has fueled a successful pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to buy the coin. The hacked accounts include ...

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Author Hitesh Dev is the COO at Devout Corporation and a health tech consultant, supporting Federal and Commercial organizations since 2002. The rise of social media has transformed financial markets, ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A California maker of cannabis-infused water and its top officials were accused Wednesday of raking in more than $10 million in illicit profits by manipulating unsuspecting investors ...