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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
$160 Million Rug Pull? – Crypto Staking Platform Freeway Halts Withdrawals Citing ‘Unprecedented Volatility’
25.10.2022
UK-based crypto platform Freeway halted withdrawals on Sunday due to, as they claim, never-before-seen levels of volatility - but some argue that this is in fact a rug-pull.
"Has anyone been able to withdraw over the recent days," members have been asking in Freeway's Telegram channel, with many...
Mango Market exploiter brags after rug pulling Mango Inu 'shitcoin'
24.10.2022
Avraham Eisenberg is at it again, following up his exploit of Mango Markets by deploying a new 'shitcoin' named Mango Inu to purportedly swipe liquidity from bot traders
CNN Shutters Vault NFT Marketplace, Prompting Rug Pull Accusations
11.10.2022
Holders of the cable news network's NFTs said they were disappointed by promises of long-term utility
NFT Projects Keep Getting Their Discord Servers Hacked - Here’s Why
8.9.2022
In an unexpected development, non-fungible token (NFT) fraud watchdog Rug Pull Finder (RPF) has been successfully targeted by a smart contract exploit that allowed two persons to seize more than 450 NFTs, as per the entity. RPF offers its customers assistance which includes services related...
NFT watchdog Rug Pull Finder gets its own NFT giveaway exploited
5.9.2022
Rug Pull Finder's NFT contract was abused to allow two scammers to mint 450 NFTs instead of one per wallet
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