A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment model that pays returns to existing investors using capital contributed by new investors rather than from profit generated by legitimate business operations. Named after Charles Ponzi who popularized this fraud in the 1920s, these schemes are particularly prevalent in cryptocurrency markets, characterized by promises of unrealistically high returns, lack of operational transparency, and typically featuring multi-level referral reward structures.
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