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Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam

10.2.2026
A U.S. judge sentenced Daren Li to 20 years for a $73 million crypto fraud. The scam used Cambodia-based compounds to target victims via social media and dating apps

Address Poisoning Scams Drain Millions as Crypto Attacks Surge

10.2.2026
Crypto users lost tens of millions of dollars in January to address poisoning and signature phishing scams, as attackers exploited lower transaction costs and user inattention to steal funds at scale. Scam Sniffer Warns of Spike in Address Poisoning Losses Crypto wallet scams intensified...

AI-enabled scams rose 500% in 2025 as crypto theft goes ‘industrial’

29.1.2026
TRM Labs says $35 billion in crypto was sent to scammer addresses last year as fraudsters scaled their operations with AI and businesslike efficiency

Citi sounds the alarm on ‘address poisoning’ scams flooding the Ethereum network

22.1.2026
A record surge in activity on the Ethereum network is likely being driven by scam-related behavior rather than genuine user growth, according to the bank's analysts

Crypto’s worst year for hacks wasn’t a smart contract problem. It was a people problem.

19.1.2026
In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Immuneifi’s CEO, Mitchell Amador, said onchain security is improving despite losses continuing to rise

DeFi quietly breaks up with Discord as scams overwhelm public channels

15.1.2026
Ticketed help desks and live support are replacing always-on Discord channels at major DeFi protocols

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis says impersonation, AI crypto scams stole $17 billion last year

14.1.2026
Scams and fraud against individuals are increasing and if the trend continues, they could soon surpass crypto stolen via cyberattacks, Chainalysis said

‘Concerning trend’: Impersonation scams swell 1400% in 2025

14.1.2026
Crypto security experts said a good way to counter scams that rely on deceiving victims is to be skeptical of every unsolicited message and interaction

MetaMask Users Face Fake “2FA Verification” Scams Risk

5.1.2026
Key Points: SlowMist warns of spoofed MetaMask alerts pushing fake 2FA. Countdown timers pressure users into revealing sensitive…

Binance Warns of Rising Listing Scams as Fake Agents Circle Token Projects

18.12.2025
Binance is drawing a hard line on token listings, warning of a surge in impersonation scams while clarifying that no listings are guaranteed, no fees are charged, and any paid promises tied to Binance are fraudulent. Binance Tightens Listing Framework as Impersonation Scams Surge and Blacklists...

New Strike Force Set to Target Overseas 'Pig Butchering' As U.S. Hits Burma Operation

12.11.2025
U.S. federal agencies are establishing a Scam Center Strike Force to counter the industrial-scale efforts to swindle money via crypto transactions

Cleaning Up Crypto ATMs Isn’t Anti-Crypto

4.11.2025
The louder these companies protest regulation, the clearer it becomes that something’s off, argue Paradigm’s Katie Biber and Dominique Little

Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit

30.10.2025
Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents

South Korean Crypto Exchanges See 1,400x Jump in Flows Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Entities

27.10.2025
Bithumb led with 12.4 billion won, followed by Upbit with 366 million won. Smaller amounts moved through Coinone and Korbit, while Gopax reported no activity

Australia's Government Proposes New Powers for AUSTRAC to Restrict Crypto ATMs

16.10.2025
AUSTRAC said that the majority of high-value crypto ATM transactions were directly associated with scams or moving money to high-risk jurisdictions