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Another DeFi Exploit, GameFi Rug Pull, and Accidently Closed Exchange - Beware of Risks in Crypto
31.8.2022
In a matter of 24 hours, a DeFi platform lost millions of dollars in a hack, developers of a play-to-earn (P2E) GameFi project apparently rug-pulled their investors, and a Solana (SOL)-powered exchange mistakenly shut itself down - all reminding us of risks in the crypto space.
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Polygon-Based Web3 Game Dragoma Supporters Fall Victim to $3.5M Rug Pull: PeckShield
8.8.2022
The website of the newly launched Dragoma token has been deleted and its social media channel erased
Bollywood A-lister-backed GARI token plunge sparks rug pull rumors
5.7.2022
GARI token was launched by Salman Khan, an A-list celebrity from Bollywood, with an aim to help Indian creators monetize their content over a short video application Chingari
Tether CTO: Terra wasn’t a rug pull, it was a poorly designed ‘castle of cards’
20.5.2022
“It was clear to me, it was clear to many that I know that it was a bad idea,” said Tether and Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino
Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
5.4.2022
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet...
NFT Rug Pull: DOJ Charges Two People in Million-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Investors
26.3.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two people allegedly behind a million-dollar non-fungible token (NFT) “rug pull” scheme. They abandoned the NFT project within hours after selling out, deactivated the website, and transferred over $1 million in crypto to the wallets...
Nifty News: David Beckham’s DigitalBits, CoinSpot’s NFT marketplace, and more
25.3.2022
Crypto companies continue to ramp-up marketing efforts with sports stars, with Beckham the latest to partner with blockchain provider, DigitalBits
DOJ cracks down on 'rug pulls', charging Frosties NFT project founders
25.3.2022
“You can’t solicit funds for a business opportunity, abandon that business and abscond with money investors provided you,” stressed IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Fattorusso
US Justice Dept. Charges 2 in NFT Money-Laundering, 'Rug Pull' Scheme
24.3.2022
"They pulled the rug out from under the victims," law enforcement said of the creators of the Frosties NFT collection
Adult Film Star Lana Rhoades Deletes Twitter Account After NFT Project Was Criticized
26.2.2022
Adult film star Lana Rhoades is being criticized for her non-fungible token (NFT) project called “Cryptosis,” after $1.5 million of ethereum from the mint was withdrawn from the project’s wallet. The crypto withdrawal took place after Rhoades told her fans that the NFTs would...
Coinbase Pulls Buying Instructions for Three Coins Amid Rug Pull Warnings
11.2.2022
US crypto exchange Coinbase has decided to scrap 'how to buy' instructions for a minimum of three crypto tokens following the emergence of rug pull warnings indicating that investors’ cybersecurity and funds were in danger.
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Crypto rug pulls: What is a rug pull in crypto and 6 ways to spot it
6.2.2022
Rug pulls are crypto scams that occur when developers of a new cryptocurrency pump a token's value and vanish with the funds as the coin’s value collapses
Youtuber and alleged thief publicly refuses to return investors' funds after $750k rug pull
2.2.2022
"Yeah, I could give the money back. It is within my power, but I'm gonna look out for myself and not do that," said Ice Poseidon when confronted in a video interview
Cyber vigilante hunts down DeFi scammers running away with $25M rug pull
30.1.2022
An exclusive Cointelegraph interview on tracking down a group of DeFi scammers responsible for the $25 million StableMagnet rug pull
CertiK's identification of Crypto Cars as 'rug pull' was a false alarm
28.1.2022
A temporary website outage of the project's main site, among other factors, led to the error
Chinese police unearth multi-million dollar DeFi rug pull
18.1.2022
The Chizhou police arrested eight people from different provinces in December and froze assets worth millions
Certik identifies Arbix Finance as a rug pull, warns users to steer clear
5.1.2022
Blockchain security firm Certik warned users to stop interacting with Arbix Finance as they have identified the project as a rug pull
India's CBDC, Ozzy Bites NFT, Decentralized Autonomous Rug Pull + More News
28.12.2021
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Metaswap Gas incommunicado as experts link MGAS price drop to rug pull
27.12.2021
Following the unexpected MGAS price drop, Metaswap Gas' social media accounts were deleted, supporting PeckShield’s claim of a rug pull
Scammers Stole USD 7.7B in Crypto in 2021 Amid Rug Pull Surge - Chainalysis
17.12.2021
Scams continue to generate the largest stream of cryptocurrency-based crime by transaction volume, with more than USD 7.7bn worth of crypto stolen from victims across the world so far this year, according to a recent report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis....
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