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Crypto community shows lack of empathy for victims of MetaMask token scam
It's alleged scammers hacked DexTool to convince users they were buying legitimate MetaMask tokens.
Samuel Wan 3 min read
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Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds
Rug pulls surfaced as the “go-to scam” this year, accounting for 37% of all cryptocurrency scam revenue in 2021.
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Avalanche’s first memecoin SDOG ends in a $30M possible rugpull
The first dog coin experiment to launch on Avalanche ended spectacularly.
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Crypto scammers make $9 million on fake YouTube streams
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6 things to do if you encounter a crypto scam or fraud
If you’ve been the victim of crypto fraud or scam, the odds of getting your money back are low, but reporting the crime is still the best option.
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Binance to track scammers behind Squid Game token that fell 99%
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world is actively investigating the squid game token scam.
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Police forces jump into AnubisDAO saga after $60 million ‘rug’
AnubisDAO, a new DeFi project that launched last Thursday in a bid to capitalize on the dog-meme crypto craze, lost 13,556K Ethereum (ETH), worth roughly $60 million.
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U.S. Feds freeze 10 Bitcoin (BTC) in connection to $10 million scam on Coinbase
A Coinbase user who fell for a notification scam could be on the way to recovering his stolen asset as the court has granted an approval to freeze the funds.
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‘Squid Game’ token soars 110,000%, but holders are unable to sell
Holders of Squid game token, SQUID, have discovered that they would be unable to sell their asset despite the price surge of the asset.
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