New York Cracks Down on Crypto Pyramid Schemes Targeting Immigrants
Jun08

New York Cracks Down on Crypto Pyramid Schemes Targeting Immigrants

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Novatechfx, AWS Mining, and their founders for orchestrating crypto pyramid schemes that defrauded over 11,000 New Yorkers out of more than a billion dollars in cryptocurrency. These companies targeted vulnerable immigrant communities, particularly Haitians, with false promises of high returns. NYAG Letitia James Takes Action Against Crypto […] Powered by...

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DoodStream’s ‘Proprietors’ Struggle to Comply With Hollywood Injunction
Jun08

DoodStream’s ‘Proprietors’ Struggle to Comply With Hollywood Injunction

The USTR’s ‘notorious markets’ report is one of the more powerful tools available to rightsholders aiming to tackle infringement orchestrated from overseas. When Hollywood first submitted cyberlocker platform DoodStream for consideration in 2022, its framing was not dissimilar to that used to shape perceptions of Megaupload. Front and center, a cash incentive scheme that rewards DoodStream’s users based on the popularity of ‘their’...

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