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$3M worth of customer funds swiped via alleged Swaprum DEX rug pull
20.5.2023
Promptly after the funds went missing, Swaprum’s Twitter, Telegram and Github accounts were all deleted, however its website is still up
Blockchain security firm freezes $160K stolen in Merlin DEX 'rugpull'
5.5.2023
CertiK has contacted law enforcement in the U.S. and U.K. to find the pseudonymous operators
WallStreetBets mod dumps memecoin worth $635K in alleged rug pull
4.5.2023
Within two days, the token’s price plummeted from an all-time high of $0.00067279 to an all-time low of $0.00004827
KuCoin confirms an exchange user is behind alleged daily rug pulls
28.4.2023
A community member identified a wallet address that allegedly launched several meme coin rug pulls every day for almost two years
Ordinals Finance has conducted a $1M rug pull: CertiK
24.4.2023
The DeFi protocol appears to have erased its social media presence after news of the alleged exit scam broke
$4M 'exit scam' suspected as Kokomo Finance flies off radar, token plunges
27.3.2023
Kokomo Finance's social media presence and websites are offline, while the price of the KOKO token fell more than 95% within a matter of minutes
Project claiming to be 'AI-powered' drains $1M from users
20.3.2023
The project, which is called Harvest Keeper, claimed to optimize trading processes and promised a 101% return on investment within 21 days
Friendsies NFT creators deny 'abandoning' project amid rug pull allegations
22.2.2023
The Friendsies NFT collection responded to accusations it was behind a $5 million rug pull after announcing a “pause” of the project
Friendsies NFT Collection Deletes Twitter After 'Pause' Announcement Spurs Rug Pull Accusations
21.2.2023
Prominent NFT influencers such as generative artist Jen Stark and Rug Radio host Farokh were named as early promoters of the project, which raised millions from its initial drop
Logan Paul Named in Proposed Class Action Suit for CryptoZoo ‘Rug Pull’ After CoffeeZilla Expose
3.2.2023
A suit filed in U.S. Courts in Texas alleges fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, violation of deceptive trade practice law, and negligence over a token sale for a Web3 game that never materialized
Logan Paul and CryptoZoo sued in class action lawsuit
3.2.2023
The plaintiff, known as Don Holland, has filed a lawsuit against CryptoZoo and Logan Paul, alleging his "fraudulent venture" executed a "rug pull."
US Arrests ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Creator in $3M ‘Rug Pull’ Scheme to Defraud Crypto Investors
11.1.2023
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto investors. “The purchasers were ‘rug pulled,'” the Department of Justice (DOJ) described, adding that millions of dollars...
Developer of ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFTs Arrested, Charged With Fraud for Alleged $2.9M Rug-Pull
5.1.2023
The developer of the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) collection – a knock-off of the popular Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT collection – has been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly perpetrating a $2.9 million rug pull
Defrost Finance Denies Rug Pull Allegations Amid $12M Exploit
30.12.2022
The group says it’s retrieved all the funds after offering a bounty to the hacker
Defrost Finance breaks silence on ‘exit scam’ accusations, denies rug pull
28.12.2022
Defrost Finance had not publicly commented on the rug-pull accusations in the media, until now
Defrost Finance Hacked in Attack Some Say May Have Been a Rug Pull
25.12.2022
The total value of funds locked on the protocol had dropped to less $93,000 on Dec. 25 from about $13 million, Defi Llama data show
Crypto Adds Unsavory Footnote to Dreadful 2022: Year of the Rug Pull
23.12.2022
Fraudsters deployed over 117,000 scam tokens from January through Dec. 1, a 41% increase over the full 2021, according to study from Solidus Labs
350 new 'scam tokens' were created every day this year: Solidus Labs
19.12.2022
From September 2020 to Dec. 1 over 200,000 scam tokens were created with well over half of those deployed this year
Crypto scammers are using black market identities to avoid detection: CertiK
18.11.2022
The blockchain security firm has uncovered a new tactic used by crypto scammers as the industry continues to improve its fraud detection capabilities
Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour: Solidus Labs
28.10.2022
Solidus Labs, which has been monitoring 12 leading blockchains, has detected a majority of scam-like tokens originating from Binance’s BNB Chain