Scams News

Warnings and breakdowns of frauds, rug pulls, and phishing in the crypto industry.

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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

Crime

OneCoin crisis manager Frank Schneider to face trial in the US

OneCoin crisis manager Frank Schneider is set to be extradited to the U.S. to face trial on two-count charges of wire fraud and money laundering,

3 years ago

Bear Market

BitBoy alleges O’Leary was key player in Celsius collapse along with FTX

Bitboy alleged that Kevin O'Leary was a key player in the Celsius collapse and had close ties to Sam Bankman-Fried.

3 years ago

Crime

CertiK investigates KYC actors hired to scam the web3 community

Blockchain and DeFi-focused security firm Certik discovered a global network of professional KYC actors who bypass KYC processes to spoof crypto communities before an insider hack or exit scam.

3 years ago

Hacks

FTX hacker identity discovered by Kraken Exchange team

Kraken Exchange CSO, Nick Percoco, just announced via a tweet reply that the hackers identity has been discovered

3 years ago

Crime

Over 50K BTC from Silk Road worth officially seized by DOJ after 10 year investigation

50,676BTC has been taken into U.S. custody following the conviction of Silk Road attacker James Zhong who pleaded guilty on Nov. 4

3 years ago

Crime

SEC charges members of Trade Coin Club for operating 82K BTC crypto Ponzi scheme

The SEC alleges members of the Trade Coin Club swindled 82,000 bitcoin from investors by disgusing as a crypto trading bot that promised high investment returns.

3 years ago