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$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 8 hours ago · 3 min read

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 15 hours ago · 4 min read

Luna Foundation Guard reveals where missing 80K BTC reserves went

LFG will be distributing their remaining reserves to the smallest holders first in order to compensate users

Liam 'Akiba' Wright · 6 days ago · 2 min read

Zachxbt alleges Logan Paul is behind multiple crypto “pump and dump” schemes

Logan Paul allegedly hyped and dumped crypto projects like DinkDoink, EthereumMax and others.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

OneCoin creator, Ruja Ignatova, declared wanted in Europe

Filings in the Southern District of New York suggest this damage could be over $4 billion.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Safemoon's price fell almost 50% in one day following the latest video accusation of fraud against the projects founder.

Anthony Clarke · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

Zachxbt levies rug pull allegations against 4 Croatians connected to 9 NFT scams

Zachxbt was able to uncover the alleged masterminds identity through information he got via anonymous sources and Discord.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read

At least 54 apes were stolen in BAYC Instagram hack

Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC) Instagram account was hacked, and at least $13M in NFTs were stolen.

Zeynep Geylan · 4 weeks ago · 1 min read

Former SafeMoon CTO ‘Papa’ responds to fraud allegations

Coffeezilla is back on the SafeMoon case, this time in conversation with SafeMoon's former CTO who claims no knowledge of the theft of user liquidity.

Samuel Wan · 4 weeks ago · 2 min read

Fresh allegations emerge against SafeMoon leadership

YouTuber Coffeezilla has levied allegations of fraud against SafeMoon's founder, lead developer and CEO in his latest video.

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 3 min read

North Korean hackers are targeting leading crypto organizations

Arthur Cheong claims the North Korean government sponsors the hackers, making them resourceful and sophisticated.

Jinia Shawdagor · 1 month ago · 2 min read

SafeMoon embroiled in further scandal as promoter accused of $12 million fraud

YouTuber CoffeeZilla uncovered the alleged shady dealings of influencer Ben Phillips in relation to a pump and dump of SafeMoon.

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 2 min read

Floyd Mayweather launches new NFT project despite shady past in crypto space

The boxer is known for promoting failed crypto projects such as Bored Bunny, EthereumMax, and others over the past years.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 1 month ago · 2 min read

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Was Netflix’s “Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King” a propaganda play?

The Netflix documentary brings cryptocurrency to the masses, albeit from a less than flatterring set of circumstances.

Samuel Wan · 1 month ago · 5 min read

Report: Wash trading accounts for 95% of LooksRare trading volume

LooksRare incentives for active traders on its platform appears to incentivizes the wash trading acts.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 2 min read

User loses $570,000 worth of Mutant and Bored Ape NFTs to ‘fake verification’ scam

A crypto enthusiast wanted to swap his Bored and Mutant Apes for other NFTs of equal value — but was left with literal "worthless jpegs" in the end.

Liam Frost · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Crypto users report new wave of Discord NFT scams

Malicious actors have started using compromised QR codes to hijack users' accounts.

Liam Frost · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

There are indications that the French star used proceeds from the Billionaire Dogs NFT rug pull to purchase Mutant Ape, Doodle and CloneX NFTs.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Hackers target Trezor crypto wallet users after mailing list got compromised

A malicious actor used social engineering to access an internal tool used by newsletter delivery service Mailchimp.

Liam Frost · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

The founder and CEO of Thodex exchange has been on the run since last year after his firm was discovered to have perpetrated a fraud.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 2 min read

LUNA holders may veto the live vote to fork the Terra network

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

CZ on Terra LUNA collapse: ‘This is what diamond hands looks like’

Is Vitalik Buterin about to jump from Ethereum to Bitcoin?

Memes in red as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu shed over 80% of their ATH

South Korean lawmaker suggests summoning Do Kwon to the national assembly

Brazilian crypto exchange refunds all UST holders 1:1

CZ shares his thoughts on the crypto space following Terra’s collapse

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Report: Finder’s Panel sees the end of Shiba Inu by 2030

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Scams News

Luna Foundation Guard reveals where missing 80K BTC reserves went

Zachxbt alleges Logan Paul is behind multiple crypto “pump and dump” schemes

OneCoin creator, Ruja Ignatova, declared wanted in Europe

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Zachxbt levies rug pull allegations against 4 Croatians connected to 9 NFT scams

At least 54 apes were stolen in BAYC Instagram hack

Former SafeMoon CTO ‘Papa’ responds to fraud allegations

Fresh allegations emerge against SafeMoon leadership

North Korean hackers are targeting leading crypto organizations

SafeMoon embroiled in further scandal as promoter accused of $12 million fraud

Floyd Mayweather launches new NFT project despite shady past in crypto space

Was Netflix’s “Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King” a propaganda play?

Report: Wash trading accounts for 95% of LooksRare trading volume

User loses $570,000 worth of Mutant and Bored Ape NFTs to ‘fake verification’ scam

Crypto users report new wave of Discord NFT scams

Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

Hackers target Trezor crypto wallet users after mailing list got compromised

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

Safemoon is down 96.5% down from all-time high after Coffeezilla’s recent fraud allegations

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

Luna Foundation Guard reveals where missing 80K BTC reserves went

Zachxbt alleges Logan Paul is behind multiple crypto “pump and dump” schemes

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

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