Uncover the scandals and scams that have rocked the cryptocurrency world and learn how it also could bring positive change for banking and the global economy.

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Business Book Awards 2022 - Specialist Business Book Crypto is big news. You may be an existing user yourself or have friends that laud its promise of getting rich fast. Arm yourself with the knowledge to come out on top in the crypto wars. If thousands of people can lose billions of dollars in OneCoin, masterminded by the now infamous Missing Cryptoqueen made famous by the BBC's podcast series and called 'one of the biggest scams in history' by The Times, what makes you think your money is safe? OneCoin isn't alone. Crypto Wars reveals how some of the most shocking scams affected millions of innocent people all around the world with everything from religious leaders to celebrities involved. In this book, you get exclusive access to the back story of the most extreme Ponzi schemes, the most bizarre hoaxes and brutal exit strategies from some of the biggest charlatans of crypto. Crypto expert and educator, Erica Stanford, will show you how market-wide manipulation schemes, unregulated processes and a new collection of technologies that are often misunderstood, have been exploited to create the wild west of crypto, run by some less than reputable characters. From OneCoin to PonziCoin to Trumpcoin and everything in between, Crypto Wars uncovers the scandals, unpicks the system behind them and allows you to better understand a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize banking and our world for the better.

Goes beyond the sensationalist and concludes on the real potential for change and good that cryptocurrencies bring; from challenging the greedy practices of the banking and remittance industries, to reaching over 2.5 billion unbanked users, allowing for greater transparency and ethical behaviours

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Erica Stanford is a crypto and future of money expert. The founder and CEO of the UK's most recommended crypto networking and events organization, Crypto Curry Club, she publishes the weekly Crypto Currier industry newsletter as well as Blockchain Industry Review. The advisor to several crypto start-ups, she is an in-demand speaker and commentator on the potential and use cases of digital currencies. She is the guest associate lecturer in cryptocurrency at Warwick Business School and has featured in The Express, Finance News, Coin Rivet and on the BBC. She is based in London, England.

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Crypto is big news. You may be an existing user yourself or have friends that laud its promise of getting rich fast. Arm yourself with knowledge to come out on top in the crypto wars. If thousands of people can lose billions of dollars in OneCoin which was masterminded by the now famous Missing Crypto Queen and has been called 'one of the biggest scams in history' by The Times, what makes you think your money is safe? Crypto Wars reveals some of the most shocking scams that have fleeced people of their hard-earned cash. In this book, you get exclusive access to the back story of the biggest ponzi schemes, bizarre hoaxes and brutal exit strategies from the charlatans of crypto. Crypto expert and educator, Erica Stanford, will show you how market-wide manipulation schemes, unregulated processes and a new collection of technologies that are often misunderstood, have been exploited to create the wild west of crypto, run by some less than reputable characters. From OneCoin, to Plus Token, Trumpcoin and Centra Tech, Crypto Wars uncovers the scandals, unpicks the system behind them and allows you to better understand a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize banking and our world for the better.

Inhalt

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: The Wild West - Joke and scam projects that still raised millions; Chapter - 02: Crypto exit scams; Chapter - 03: OneCoin - The missing cryptoqueen; Chapter - 04: Bitconnect - The double Ponzi and the elusive, unbeatable trading bot; Chapter - 05: Sorry we have run - The $17 billion exit scam; Chapter - 06: The faked death, missing millions and requests to exhume a body; Chapter - 07: Mt. Gox - Hacks, leaking billions and an unauthorized trading bot; Chapter - 08: Crypto mining - Creating nothing out of thin air; Chapter - 09: Market manipulation - Crypto pump and dump schemes; Chapter - 10: Crypto for the people;