Tag: fraud
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![SEC Lawsuits Against Binance and Coinbase: A Damning Indictment of the Cryptocurrency Concept?]()
SEC Lawsuits Against Binance and Coinbase: A Damning Indictment of the Cryptocurrency Concept?
In an unprecedented move signaling increased scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed lawsuits against leading crypto exchanges, Binance and Coinbase. Allegedly, both exchanges knowingly violated securities laws, prompting the debate: is the entire concept of cryptocurrency fundamentally flawed, or even a sham? The SEC contends that Binance,…
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Biggest hack in Twitter (TWTR.Q) history highlights developments in cyber-crime tracking
Twitter (TWTR.Q) got hacked earlier this week in what is probably one of the most brazen incidences of phishing since the technique was first recognized, but it’s not just the phishing scam—which by and large was fairly transparent—but the who and what that got hacked that made it so significant. Jack Dorsey’s going to have…
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MedMen (MMEN.C): The Kings of Cannabis are dead but the stink remains
“In a sector rife with terrible CEOs that have wasted company treasury and goodwill…none come close to Bierman in terms of self enrichment, entitlement, and outward facing douchery,” wrote Chris Parry on January 31, 2020.
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Do not adjust your TV sets – Heritage Cannabis (CANN.C) is a real business
New licenses, deals, products – that’s all good – but it’s not the nitty gritty stuff investors are looking for now. By “nitty-gritty” we mean – numbers. Four weeks ago, Heritage released its Q1, 2020 financials.
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![European office supplies manufacturer takes Wayland Group (WAYL.C) weed grow for $12.3m]()
European office supplies manufacturer takes Wayland Group (WAYL.C) weed grow for $12.3m
The Wayland Group (WAYL.C) announced Thursday Austria-based Ring Holding International AG will purchase their Maricann assets, which essentially make up their entire business, for the bargain price of $12.3 million as part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. The purchaser of the Maricann assets is a family office with a core focus on the manufacturing of lever…
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Ben Ward of Wayland Group fame among trio named by OSC in first Canadian cannabis fraud case
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has named Ben Ward, Peter Strang and Silvio Serrano in a fraud case relating to activities conducted at the helm of the Canada Cannabis Corporation. The statement of allegations released today purports the three men, CEO and VPs of CCC respectively, raised over CAD$11M from investors in Ontario and accuses…
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Enough is enough: Time for Aphria’s (APHA.T) CEO Vic Neufeld to resign or be fired
It’s time to end the charade. Canadian licensed cannabis producer Aphria (APHA.T) has long been considered one of the ‘big three’ in the North American scene, which helped them benefit from institutional investment, pension fund allocations, and ETF involvement, and contributed to a long rising market cap that topped out in January 2017 at around $5…
