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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

Scams

FBI plans to put warning signs on Bitcoin ATMs to hinder scammers

It didn't take long for scammers to try and take advantage of the growing number of Bitcoin ATMs in the U.S.

5 years ago

Scams

This crypto scammer ended up scamming himself on PancakeSwap

The Reddit community mocks a scammer who lost this seed investment on a scam token he created.

5 years ago

Legal

62 detained in Turkey a day after alleged $2 billion crypto ‘exit scam’

Turkish police launched an investigation after one of the largest crypto exchanges in the country went dark.

5 years ago

NFTs

Top 4 NFT scams and how to avoid them

NFTs are the latest trend in the crypto space but scammers are latching on. Here’s how to protect yourself.

5 years ago

Hacks

New crypto-mining malware targets Call of Duty players

Hackers are deceiving cheating gamers by promising them easy victories, Activision's cybersecurity researchers revealed.

5 years ago

Scams

Apple App Store scam sees users losing $1.6 million in Bitcoin

The desire to store Bitcoin has turned expensive for some Apple users in the US in the past few months as scams became savvier.

5 years ago

Scams

U.S. feds bust Instagram star for promoting Bitcoin scams

New York cops bust one 'Jay Manzini' yesterday on charges of wire fraud related to Bitcoin. Here’s why.

5 years ago

Scams

Binance Smart Chain project TurtleDex pulls the rug on its users and steals $2.5 million

The protocol drained 9000 BNB, approximately $2.5 million, and then deleted its social media profiles.

5 years ago

Latest fake Elon Musk crypto giveaway scam costs man $550,000 in BTC

Scams 5 years ago

Crypto is booming — here are 5 ways to make sure you don’t get scammed

Contributor Scams 5 years ago

Another “rug pull” takes place, taking a $1.5m market cap Ethereum coin to $15,000

DeFi 5 years ago

In one day, a total of $1.2 million worth of Ethereum was stolen in three DeFi “rug pulls”

Scams 5 years ago

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Scams News

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

FBI plans to put warning signs on Bitcoin ATMs to hinder scammers

This crypto scammer ended up scamming himself on PancakeSwap

62 detained in Turkey a day after alleged $2 billion crypto ‘exit scam’

Top 4 NFT scams and how to avoid them

New crypto-mining malware targets Call of Duty players

Apple App Store scam sees users losing $1.6 million in Bitcoin

U.S. feds bust Instagram star for promoting Bitcoin scams

Binance Smart Chain project TurtleDex pulls the rug on its users and steals $2.5 million

Latest fake Elon Musk crypto giveaway scam costs man $550,000 in BTC

Crypto is booming — here are 5 ways to make sure you don’t get scammed

Another “rug pull” takes place, taking a $1.5m market cap Ethereum coin to $15,000

In one day, a total of $1.2 million worth of Ethereum was stolen in three DeFi “rug pulls”