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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

Scams

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.

4 years ago

NFTs

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.

4 years ago

Crime

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.

4 years ago

NFTs

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.

4 years ago

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

Scams

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.

4 years ago

Scams

Crypto users report new wave of Discord NFT scams

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

4 years ago

Scams

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.

4 years ago

Hacks

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.

4 years ago

Turkey wants crypto scammer jailed for life

Crime 4 years ago

Crypto Twitter goes bananas on April Fools Day

Culture 4 years ago

Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked, MAYC #8662 stolen

Hacks 4 years ago

Study: iPhone and Android users at the risk of losing their crypto through fake apps

Crime 4 years ago

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

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

Crypto Twitter goes bananas on April Fools Day

Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord hacked, MAYC #8662 stolen

Study: iPhone and Android users at the risk of losing their crypto through fake apps