CB RF: More than half of financial pyramids in Russia are associated with cryptocurrencies – Bits Media

Director of the Bank of Russia department for combating unfair practices Valery Lyakh said, what 58% financial pyramids identified in the first quarter were associated with cryptocurrencies.

According to Lyakh, in the conditions of a special operation in Ukraine and economic uncertainty, the creators of financial pyramids received a new influx of funds. They often lured victims with promises of saving money by investing in cryptocurrencies and various “digital instruments.”.

"As always, financial pyramids actively use the current information agenda. Schemes received impetus, based on transfers using cryptocurrency or investments in supposedly “digital instruments”. Now scammers are putting sanctions themes behind them. for instance, specially emphasize, that we are talking about projects or accounts in states, не присоединившихся к санкциям», – рассказал Лях.

Чиновник также отметил, что за I квартал этого года ЦБ РФ выявил 403 финансовые пирамиды, of them 233 компании были связаны с криптовалютами. For comparison, for the entire last year the regulator recorded 460 Ponzi scheme, associated with digital assets.