{"id":139618,"date":"2025-12-22T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/22\/sec-alleges-14-million-crypto-confidence-scam\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T00:45:08","slug":"sec-alleges-14-million-crypto-confidence-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/22\/sec-alleges-14-million-crypto-confidence-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Alleges $14 Million Crypto Confidence Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis matter highlights an all-too-common form of investment scam that is being used to target U.S. retail investors with devastating consequences,  Laura D&#8217;Allaird, chief of the SEC&#8217;s Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/938312486\/0\/law\/legal-news\" 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