Honors College Theses
Publication Date
11-19-2018
Major
Accounting (BBA)
Release Option
Open Access
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Britton McKay
Abstract
This research project was conducted to look into what sort of frauds can be committed to steal unsuspecting investors’ cryptocurrencies. The inspiration for this research came in the form of the fact that millions of dollars are lost to cryptocurrency fraud each day, and many of these frauds are successful due to the public’s naivete towards the dangers of investing in cryptocurrencies. After researching many different cryptocurrency fraud cases, the frauds could be categorized into four major categories. These categories include Ponzi schemes, fake initial coin offering schemes, pump and dump schemes as well as cryptocurrency theft.
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Recommended Citation
Baum, Stafford C., "Cryptocurrency Fraud: A Look Into The Frontier of Fraud" (2018). Honors College Theses. 375.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/375
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