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Story: 3 Emergency Cease and Desist Orders against Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investments

By Dan Saada

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A regulatory sweep targeting the cryptocurrency industry has been initiated in Texas.  This has been initiated in an attempt to clean up scams while the price of…

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Joe Rotunda, Texas State Securities Board stated "It's unfortunate and inevitable."  He further stated "Bad actors tend to follow the news and the things that get widespread…

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A similar initiative was taken in December 2017, at a point when the price of Bitcoin went as high as $20,000 per token.

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The recent climb of the Bitcoin after the coming of Facebook in to the cryptocurrency space launching a new payment system, was phenomenal.

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Rotunda when commenting about the improved enthusiasm in the cryptocurrency world and related cryptocurrency scams stated, "Absolutely, there will be more," he said.

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The current attempt has already led to 3 emergency cease and desist orders against fraudulent cryptocurrency-based investments.

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Companies have been warned against using "materially misleading or otherwise likely to deceive the public."

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There is a widespread global resurgence of crypto interest.  Unless sensible regulations are not in place, there might not be positive outlook for exchanges.

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Awareness about cryptocurrencies is very low and users are reluctant to trade in cryptocurrencies.

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Nitin Sharma an angel investor stated, “The remaining players are doing a commendable job in a very tough environment.

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A New Jersey man recently ran a Binary Options Scam related to cryptocurrency.  He was making use of fake data in order to establish a payment scheme to scam his victims.

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Meanwhile the UK regulators have approved the first ever crypto hedge fund. 

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Adam Grimsley, COO of Prime Factor, “Most vehicles for investing in cryptocurrencies are outside the scope of regulators and that’s a big problem in a market that has such a bad…

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Of note, Prime Factor manages funds from institutional and professional investors, which consists of funds from net worth individuals, private wealth managers and family offices.

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