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Japanese YouTuber Receives Warning from the FSA for a Crypto-Related Ad

June 18, 2021

A popular Japanese YouTuber has received a warning from the Japanese financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) after he reportedly promoted the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. According to Tokyo...

Ripple and YouTube Settle Lawsuit Filed Over XRP Giveaway Scams

March 11, 2021

Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse have settled a lawsuit filed against the Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube over videos on the platform that allowed scammers to impersonate Garlinghouse to promo...

YouTube Gaming To Celebrate Mobile Esports During VidCon With $50K Charity Tournament

August 26, 2020

YouTube Gaming will lean on some of its most popular content creators to raise $50K USD for charity during VidCon. On Thursday, Jimmy “OJ” Chau, Tim “Ash” Evans, Powerbang Gaming, and more will virtually desc...

Prominent Indian Youtube Channel Hacked To Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

July 26, 2020

Prominent Indian Youtube channel hacked to promote Bitcoin giveaway scam. Ajey Nagar, more popularly known as Carry Minati on this channel, announced on social media Friday that his Youtube channel with 6.7 m...

Youtube Helps Scammers Steal $130,000 In Bitcoin From Investors

July 13, 2020

Youtube helps scammers steal $130,000 in Bitcoin from investors. A report on July 10th details that cyber-thieves find it very easy to trick their bitcoin ( BTC) people because their schemes have become genui...

YouTube stars fined for illegal gambling

February 8, 2017

YouTube gaming star Craig Douglas and business partner Dylan Rigby have been issued with large fines after admitting to taking part in illegal gambling activities. Douglas, more commonly known as Nepenthez, ...

YouTube gamers admit to illegal gambling activities

February 7, 2017

YouTube gaming stars Craig Douglas and Dylan Rigby have pleaded guilty to running an illegal betting website linked to popular video game ‘Fifa 17’. In September 2016 the pair became the first people in the ...

YouTube Agrees To Block Gambling Adverts In Norway

November 29, 2013

The Norwegian Gambling Authority has reached an agreement with YouTube for the video-sharing website to block all adverts from online gambling operators that are not licensed to operate in the Nordic country....