The number of organizations with signs of financial pyramids in Russia increased 1.4 times in the first six months of the year and reached 2328 – more than 99% of them functioned as investment projects with a promise of profitability in cryptocurrency, the Bank of Russia said.

Over 80% of financial pyramids took contributions in digital assets, says the statistics of the Russian Central Bank. The number of projects pretending to be participants in the securities market increased compared to the first half of 2024 by 1.9 times, to 1365.

Against the backdrop of a decrease in confidence in investment in foreign securities, attackers are more and more often offer to receive income on fluctuations in large cryptocurrency courses, they say in the Russian Central Bank. To attract customers, scammers use advertising on social networks, individual consultations in telegram chats and channels, as well as “cold calls”, said specialists of the regulatory department.

For six months, the number of fraudulent projects in the form of economic games has declined-to 74 versus 252. In the Central Bank, this was explained by a decline in interest in the Games-clicks after the depreciation of the Hamster Combat token.

Schemes with training seminars and imitation of trading are still relevant, after which the Russians promise to help go to foreign crypto-rhizas. The Central Bank recorded such schemes 1365, which is 1.9 times more than in the first half of 2024.

The Russian regulator has identified cases of short -term loans in cryptocurrencies, including in USDT stabelcoins. The Central Bank recorded a large number of customer complaints about aggressive collection of debts on such loans.

The Central Bank said that in Russia the authorities closed access to 11,000 sites belonging to illegal participants in the securities market and financial pyramids, and also initiated over 240 administrative cases for illegal professional activities to provide consumer loans.

Earlier, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation recommended that Russians avoid services provided by suspicious cryptocurrency venues and online casinos, where attackers can involve people in dubious operations with digital assets.