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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

Cardano bucks downtrend with 5% gains, but millions in ADA still lost in giveaway scams

ADA shines as the rest of the market consolidates, but this is somewhat dampened by Hoskinson's warning on giveaway scams.

5 years ago

Scams

Logan Paul called out for promoting alleged crypto scam Dink Doink

Meme token Dink Doink slated as a pump and dump, what's Logan Paul's involvement?

5 years ago

Scams

‘BitScam’ and ‘CloudScam’ end up scamming 93,000 Bitcoin and Ethereum users

A security research firm found illicit crypto apps targeted thousands of people in recent times, with the fake apps pocketing over $350,000 in the process.

5 years ago

DeFi

Dogecoin ‘rival’ token Floki rugpulls…twice

Floki Inu encountered problems as investors realized there were issues with the contract, eventually raising red flags. But that wasn't the end.

5 years ago

Tokenization

FaZe Clan fires one, suspends 3 players embroiled in alleged ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scam

Promoted by famous "influencers," a token called "Save the Kids" ultimately crashed and burned as a result of an alleged "pump & dump" scheme.

5 years ago

DeFi

Ethereum token ‘WhaleFarm’ drops 99% in latest DeFi scam. Team steals $2 million

Another DeFi project turns out to be a costly trap for unsuspecting investors lured by unrealistically high APY.

5 years ago

Hacks

Illegal torrenting identified as source for new Monero (XMR) malware

Malicious crypto-mining malware is booming along side the rising popularity of piracy.

5 years ago

DeFi

Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%

Insider exploits the protocol’s governance token using the admin key.

5 years ago

1,100 people arrested in China over alleged crypto fraud

Regulation 5 years ago

US courts say Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak can’t blame YouTube for Bitcoin scams

Legal 5 years ago

Chinese state-run TV network draws attention to DeFi scams on Uniswap

DeFi 5 years ago

South Koreans lost $5 billion to crypto crimes in the past four years

Scams 5 years ago

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Scams News

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

Cardano bucks downtrend with 5% gains, but millions in ADA still lost in giveaway scams

Logan Paul called out for promoting alleged crypto scam Dink Doink

‘BitScam’ and ‘CloudScam’ end up scamming 93,000 Bitcoin and Ethereum users

Dogecoin ‘rival’ token Floki rugpulls…twice

FaZe Clan fires one, suspends 3 players embroiled in alleged ‘Save the Kids’ crypto scam

Ethereum token ‘WhaleFarm’ drops 99% in latest DeFi scam. Team steals $2 million

Illegal torrenting identified as source for new Monero (XMR) malware

Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%

1,100 people arrested in China over alleged crypto fraud

US courts say Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak can’t blame YouTube for Bitcoin scams

Chinese state-run TV network draws attention to DeFi scams on Uniswap

South Koreans lost $5 billion to crypto crimes in the past four years