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

Hacks

Hacker steals $1.8M worth of crypto and NFTs from DeFiance Capital founder

This proves yet again that even the most experienced crypto enthusiasts are not immune to cyberattacks.

4 years ago

Scams

Facebook sued in Australia for fake crypto ads

Facebook says these crypto ads violate its policies and its working to curb their spread.

4 years ago

NFTs

Here’s how onXRP protects your NFTs against duplication and data-loss

Recent partnership between Pastel and onXRP create the first-of-its kind NFT marketplace with enhanced duplication and data loss protection.

4 years ago

Scams

Friendly fraud warning as resurgent travel businesses explore new crypto horizons

Travel firms that embrace crypto can also be hopeful of progress on the payment fraud front.

4 years ago

People

Jake Paul earned over $2 million by promoting pump and dump crypto schemes

All the crypto projects Jake Paul have either been abandoned or have lost over 90% of their value.

4 years ago

Scams

UK’s FCA investigated 300 crypto firms in 2021

United Kingdom’s FCA received over 16,000 inquiries about possible scams between April to September last year. The watchdog received more than 16,400 inquiries about possible scams between April to September last year. Crypto scams were the majority of these. This led it to investigate potential crypto scam businesses, opening 300 cases.

4 years ago

NFTs

Only 1 out of 10 NFT owners never experienced a scam, study shows

A recent survey uncovered that half of NFT owners lost access to their digital collectables before, and investigated which NFT wallets are believed to be the safest.

4 years ago