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US Department of Justice seal beside frozen stacks of cash and handcuffs, symbolizing the DOJ freezing $580 million from overseas fake investment scams in three months

Crime

DOJ seizures of $580M expose how crypto investment scams scaled into shift work with quotas and scripts

Justice Department says it froze or seized $580M in three months by hitting scam infrastructure.

4 weeks ago

A worried trader studies Bitcoin price charts on multiple screens beside a locked withdrawal panel, reflecting uncertainty over whether crypto momentum has already peaked.

Scams

SEC filings reveal the multi-million dollar trap hiding inside ‘exclusive’ WhatsApp crypto investment clubs

The SEC's complaint maps the playbook of group chat "signals," phony STOs, and a withdrawal-fee twist, plus how to verify licenses in minutes.

3 months ago

Exchanges

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

An arrested support agent and a massive bribery plot have forced the exchange to reimburse millions while facing a federal probe into its outsourced security teams.

3 months ago

Hacks

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

While BNB remained flat, the heist exposes the "soft underbelly" of crypto market infrastructure: executive identities are becoming single points of failure.

4 months ago

Governance

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Late-night traders bought odds at 99 cents just before a token-weighted vote overruled the public consensus, exposing a massive flaw in "truth" markets.

4 months ago

Scams

Top-ranked Chrome ‘wallet’ sneakily steals crypto seedphrases

A top-ranked Chrome wallet quietly exfiltrated seed phrases using Sui micro-transactions—and no one noticed until it was too late.

4 months ago

London scene shows a massive padlocked evidence case of gold Bitcoins over the Thames with Union Jack light, a crown-and-scales icon, caution stripes, and a jagged risk graph hinting at 61k BTC in legal limbo.

Crime

Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?

A ruling on loss vs. mark-to-market will decide who gets the upside and how coins hit the market.

6 months ago

Hacks

Crypto hacker falls victim to own scam losing $50 million to phishing attack

The UXLINK attacker had minted 2 billion unauthorized tokens and was selling them via exchanges.

6 months ago

An investor walks through a neon-lit tunnel lined with phishing scam projections shaped like a digital keychain - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Hacks

New ‘sophisticated’ phishing exploit drains $3M in USDC from multi-sig wallet

An attacker used a fake Etherscan-verified contract, exploiting the Safe Multi Send mechanism to disguise fraudulent approvals.

7 months ago

Solana trading bot Aqua allegedly rug pulls $4.65 million after major ecosystem endorsements

Scams 7 months ago

Polygon developer calls World Liberty Financial the ‘scam of all scams”

Crypto 7 months ago

Ethereum smart contracts quietly push javascript malware targeting developers

Crime 7 months ago

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Scams News

DOJ seizures of $580M expose how crypto investment scams scaled into shift work with quotas and scripts

SEC filings reveal the multi-million dollar trap hiding inside ‘exclusive’ WhatsApp crypto investment clubs

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

Binance CEO hacked by cell carrier exploit that likely leaves your own crypto exposed

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Top-ranked Chrome ‘wallet’ sneakily steals crypto seedphrases

Will $7.2B BTC in seized Bitcoin crash the market in January?

Crypto hacker falls victim to own scam losing $50 million to phishing attack

New ‘sophisticated’ phishing exploit drains $3M in USDC from multi-sig wallet

Solana trading bot Aqua allegedly rug pulls $4.65 million after major ecosystem endorsements

Polygon developer calls World Liberty Financial the ‘scam of all scams”

Ethereum smart contracts quietly push javascript malware targeting developers