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Cryptocurrency Shakedown: Old Tactics, New Twist
2019-09-27 14:18

Two Men Charged With Extorting Startup After Promising ICO 'Accelerator' ServicesMore proof that when it comes to crime, there's nothing new under the sun: Federal prosecutors have charged two men with attempting to extort cryptocurrency worth more than $12 million from a startup firm planning to undertake an initial coin offering, in part via physical intimidation.


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