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Tragedy or rug-pull? Inside the collapse of a ‘charitable’ NFT project
17.8.2023
Orica NFT's charity efforts have succeeded, but its token holders have not, and up until now, its co-founder was nowhere to be found
Base and Linea Users Lose $460,000 as SwirlLend Vanishes in Suspected Exit Scam
16.8.2023
SwirlLend, an Ethereum Layer 2 lending project active on the Base and Linea networks, has reportedly pulled off an exit scam that has resulted in the disappearance of an estimated $460,000 in user deposits.
According to a comprehensive on-chain analysis conducted by cybersecurity firm PeckShield...
Weekend Wrap: Uniswap dev sacked for alleged rug, Steadefi hacker goes mixing and more
14.8.2023
Uniswap developer AzFlin has admitted to creating the FRENS token but has argued what he did doesn't constitute a rug pull
Users said CertiK's warning was a false alarm, then, the project rugged
4.8.2023
"Don't shoot the messenger," said the messenger before dying in a flurry of bullets fired from the barrels of angry crypto enthusiasts
BALD token developer denies rug pull as price falls 85% post-launch
31.7.2023
The BALD memecoin collapsed in price as collectors alleged an exit scam, but the developer said they had not sold any coins
Viral Meme Coin BALD Rug-pulls on Base But Crypto Experts Say This Lesser Known Coin Will Be the Next to Pump 100x
31.7.2023
$BALD, a brand new meme coin built on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Base, experienced a stunning crash earlier in Monday, after enjoying a similarly stunning rise over the weekend.
After hitting fresh all-time highs around $0.97 and a market cap of close to $100 million earlier...
BALD Token Plunges 90% as Developer Pulls Liquidity
31.7.2023
BALD launched a little over 24 hours ago and has attracted massive hype - and millions in capital - to Base blockchain
Memecoin mania hits Base: Obscure tokens skyrocket amid rug pulls and FOMO
31.7.2023
Memecoin traders have been buying up obscure tokens such as Bald and Based, which have each seen staggering price gains despite questionable utility
AnubisDAO's 13.5K ETH rug pull money washes away on Tornado Cash
17.7.2023
After almost two years, the stolen 13,556 ETH, which was worth nearly $60 million, amounted to almost 26.2 million at the time of writing
Multichain's ‘mysterious withdrawals’ have whiffs of a ‘rug pull’ — Chainalysis
11.7.2023
Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that they were “describing it as a possible rug pull,” based on an analysis of Multichain’s spurious transactions and internal problems
ZachXBT's research cited in Canadian NFT rug pull class action lawsuit
8.7.2023
According to court documents, the Boneheads team has been accused of breach of contract, misappropriating funds and misleading investors
Crypto developer commits $2M rug pull fraud to fuel gambling addiction
5.7.2023
A Redditor described the developer’s gambling addiction excuse as a “weird way to rug” as projects usually just run away and delete all the evidence
Web3 Industry Losses Topped $656 Million in H1 of 2023 — Study
5.7.2023
Hackers stole about $471 million in the first six months of 2023 and the theft of $197 million from Euler Finance in March was the single biggest hacking incident in the period, the latest Beosin Web3 report has shown. Contract vulnerability was the most common (60) type of attack during the period...
Chibi Finance $1M alleged rug pull: How it happened
3.7.2023
The exploiter used a “panic” function buried within eight different smart contracts to remove $1 million worth of users’ funds without their permission
$656M lost from crypto hacks, scams, and rug pulls in H12023: Report
30.6.2023
Approximately $215 million of stolen assets have since been recovered
Chibi Finance Exit Scam: $1 Million Cryptocurrency Heist Rocks Defi Platform on Arbitrum
28.6.2023
According to several reports, Chibi Finance, the decentralized finance (defi) platform built on top of Arbitrum, allegedly executed an exit scam on its users. Blockchain intelligence firm Peckshield provided a detailed account, revealing that approximately $1 million worth of cryptocurrency assets...
Chibi Finance Rug Pulls Users for $1M, CHIBI Falls 98%
27.6.2023
Over 555 stolen ether were swapped from Arbitrum from Ethereum, a security firm said
Big Eyes turned out to be a rug pull. Mooky presale to raise 800k+ in funding
26.6.2023
Mooky.io, the adorable and trendsetting meme token of 2023, is making waves in the crypto world with its unique focus on environmental sustainability and community governance. With a commitment to global tree-planting initiatives and inspiring positive change, Mooky.io is revolutionizing the...
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Finance Redefined
2.6.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a bullish last week of May, with most of the tokens recovering from two weeks of bearish pressure
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin
2.6.2023
Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period