Posts Tagged ‘investment’
When digital currency goes wrong Netflix documentary
Netflix’s newest true-crime offering is a cautionary tale about the world of cryptocurrency investments. Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King follows the rise and fall of Gerald Cotten, founder of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange. The result is a gripping documentary that attempts to trace the $150million (around £115m) investors lost following Cotton’s…
Read MoreDue diligence in the Dragon’s Den
Although the BBC’s long-running reality TV show Dragon’s Den has produced several business success stories, there have also been some missed opportunities. In 2007, for example, Jamaican chef Levi Roots earned a tidy sum after celebrity angel investor Peter Jones offered £50,000 for a 40% stake in his Reggae Reggae Sauce business. However, later that…
Read MoreCEO Holmes found guilty of investor scam
Elizabeth Holmes has become the the latest high-profile CEO to be found guilty of an investor scam. The CEO and founder of blood testing start-up Theranos faces sentencing in September after committing two counts of wire fraud, and two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud. Aged 19, Holmes set out to create a cheaper, less…
Read MoreBernie Madoff and the lure of Ponzi Schemes
If you’re interested in savings and investments, you’ve probably heard of American fraudster Bernie Madoff, the man responsible for the world’s largest Ponzi scheme. Madoff’s insatiable appetite for money led him to coordinate an elaborate Ponzi that embezzled more than US$64 billion (£46bn). For 17 years until his arrest in 2008, Madoff conned thousands of…
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