The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is probing broker-dealer firms involved in taking small foreign companies public, the latest effort by a regulator to crack down on pump-and-dump schemes.

Crypto scams are booming. In the first half of 2025, investors lost nearly $2.5 billion to hacks and scams—though wallet compromises and phishing led that wave, rug pulls and pump-and-dumps remain top ...

An X account hacking spree has fueled a successful pump-and-dump scheme for the $HACKED Solana token, with people rushing to buy the coin. The hacked accounts include ...

Investors lost $3.7 billion in July as Chinese penny stocks crashed following social media pump-and-dump schemes, with FBI ...

Web3 pump-and-dump schemes thrive on hype, anonymity, and unregulated markets; understanding their playbook is key to avoiding costly traps. Pump-and-dump schemes in Web3 manipulate a cryptocurrency’s ...

Popular stocks influencer Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” was sued for allegedly orchestrating a “pump and dump” scheme involving GameStop Corp. shares. Gill, who rose to fame promoting ...

But within a few hours he reversed course, announcing there would be a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs for 75 countries because people were getting “a little bit afraid”. After that dramatic ...

Last week, The Bear Cave investigative financial newsletter warned of widespread pump-and-dump scams coordinated via WhatsApp groups and fake investment firms that target U.S.-listed Chinese stocks.

WASHINGTON — The head of a Detroit church that uses magic mushrooms as a religious sacrament was arrested this week on federal charges for allegedly helming a multimillion-dollar pump and dump scheme.