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Cryptocurrency frauds are on the rise. With fluctuating values of cryptocurrencies, lure of very high returns in relatively short period of time has led to an increase in ‘investment scams’. In 2009 the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was launched. Ethereum, Tether, USD Coin, Binance Coin, XRP are few other prominent cryptocurrencies. Presently there are numerous types of cryptocurrencies and its popularity is growing. Cryptocurrency frauds are taking different forms. Fraudsters and scammers are finding new ways to dupe gullible investors. Very often they promise to provide astronomical high returns on investments. The fall of the FTX ‘King of Crypto’ Sam Bankman-Fried in 2022 showed the vulnerabilities of the system. This book discusses in detail various aspects of Indian laws which primarily deal with such crypto frauds. Provisions of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Information Technology Act, 2000 and certain other relevant State Acts have also been discussed in detail. Numerous Indian cases of various High Courts and the Supreme Court have been analysed.
Joyeeta Banerjee & Rajdeep Banerjee
Joyeeta Banerjee is a Registered Patent Agent and advocate with an experience of more than fifteen years. She is also a qualified Mechanical Engineer (2nd rank holder in University) from State Government Engineering College and holds LLM degree in Corporate and Securities Law. She is a Law Graduate from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. She has completed PG Diploma in Cyber Laws (2nd rank holder), PG Diploma in Media Laws (3rd rank holder) and PG Diploma in Patents Law, securing First Class in all three from NALSAR, Hyderabad. She has also done PG Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from ICADR with Distinction. She worked as an Associate in the Chambers of Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate & Former Union Minister of Law & Justice and had been part of the legal team in various landmark court cases. Earlier she had interned with leading corporate law firms. She has been a visiting faculty at various leading institutions like Amity University, NMIMS, RICS (Subsidiary of RICS, United Kingdom) and Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai. She is also author of ‘Legal Aspects of Business’ published by SAGE Publications.
Rajdeep Banerjee is Registered Patent Agent and advocate with experience of fifteen years. He holds LLM degree in Corporate and Securities Law and is a Law Graduate from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He has completed PG Diploma in Patent Laws, PG Diploma in Cyber Laws and PG Diploma in Media Laws, securing First Class in all three from NALSAR, Hyderabad. He has also completed PG Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from ICADR(International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution) with Distinction. After finishing High School, he joined Bachelor of Engineering B.E.(Electrical Engineering) at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal but later switched to Mathematics and completed Bachelor of Science. He had secured 3rd rank in law admission test. He worked as an Associate in the Chambers of Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate and had been part of the legal team in various landmark court cases. He had interned with leading corporate law firms. He has been a visiting faculty at various institutes like Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), Mumbai, Amity University, RICS (Subsidiary of RICS, United Kingdom) and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). He is also author of ‘Legal Aspects of Business’ published by SAGE Publications.
