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CryptoFX: jury finds Ismael Sanchez liable in February 2026
The civil verdict addresses one lead salesperson and updates the earlier SEC complaint about the wider scheme.
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CryptoFX: a promoter cannot determine whether a regulator's case is real
The alleged response to enforcement highlights the importance of an independent verification channel.
Guides · Investment schemes
Verify a regulatory warning when a promoter says it is fake
Check the authority's own site and preserve the exact notice, entity and procedural status.
News · Tokens & NFTs
Frosties: Nguyen’s plea and forfeiture confirmed in court order
Nguyen’s March 2025 court order records a guilty plea and $578,899.65 forfeiture. Read the separate Llacuna reporting and later-record limits.
Analysis · Tokens & NFTs
Frosties: planned fundraising is not a completed loss
The original complaint illustrates why timelines should distinguish observed events, allegations and projected outcomes.
Guides · Tokens & NFTs
Preserve evidence when an NFT project disappears
Record the original offer, transaction identifiers and shutdown sequence before public pages or messages change.
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IcomTech: Mendoza receives 71 months in separate sentencing
The December 2025 sentence covers wire-fraud conspiracy and illegal reentry; Carmona's earlier sentence is a separate outcome.
Analysis · Investment schemes
IcomTech: a polished event was not evidence of a working business
Visible spending and community enthusiasm can demonstrate promotion without establishing the promised source of returns.
Guides · Investment schemes
Evaluate a crypto opportunity introduced at an event or community meeting
Check the product after the presentation, using records that do not depend on the organiser's own social proof.
News · Tokens & NFTs
Terraform case: Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in December 2025
The sentencing account describes false claims about UST stability, decentralisation and control of reserves.
Analysis · Tokens & NFTs
UST's recovered peg was an outcome, not proof of its mechanism
The Terraform record shows why observing a price is different from verifying the process claimed to support it.
Guides · Tokens & NFTs
How to question an algorithmic stablecoin's stability claim
Write down the mechanism, external support and failure conditions before treating a stable price as evidence of resilience.