How Crypto Criminals Stole Over $700 Million from Individuals: Old Tricks in a New Financial System
This legal commentary examines how crypto criminals have stolen over $700 million from individual investors by exploiting long-standing fraud techniques adapted to blockchain technology. It analyzes real-world cases, emerging trends such as social engineering and physical coercion, regulatory gaps, and the limitations of asset recovery, highlighting why cryptocurrency remains a high-risk, low-recourse environment for users without adequate legal protections.