Russians sent crypto to 4,600 fraudster-held crypto wallets in 2025. Most pyramid scheme operators now use crypto, Moscow says. Central bank vows to step up fight against crypto fraud.

Pyramid schemes in Russia increasingly rely on crypto, with 80% of scams operating online and two-thirds using crypto wallets. In 2025, over 7,000 fraudulent schemes were detected, including fake ...

Claims that two pyramid structures on Russia’s Kola Peninsula predate Egypt are traced through their sources, named researchers, and the images used as proof. The investigation finds that key ...

Regulators in Russia have identified more than 1,000 pyramid schemes offering quick returns on cryptocurrency investments in the first half of the year. The data comes against the backdrop of a ...

MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. The pool of entities with Ponzi scheme signs identified by the Central Bank as of the end of January - September 2024 increased by more than 1.5 times year on year, the ...

A Russian citizen who was on the international wanted list on charges of organizing a pyramid scheme was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Russia. This was reported on February 26 in the ...