Cryptocurrency Fraud in Social Media and Communication Platforms (Part 1)

Jason Scharfman ()
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Jason Scharfman: Corgentum Consulting, LLC

Chapter 6 in The Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook, Volume III, 2025, pp 117-137 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses trends in cryptocurrency fraud related to social media and communication platforms. Case studies in crypto fraud across platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Snapchat, Discord, and Telegram are also discussed. The chapter also outlines other notable cases relating to the promotion of meme coin fraud on social media.

Keywords: Social media; Crypto Twitter; TikTok scams; United Arab Emirates; Meme coin; YouTube scams (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-84108-8_6

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