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Nifty News: Pixel Penguin accused of ‘charity rug,’ Epic adds new NFT games and more…
1.6.2023
Epic Games is steaming ahead with plans to list NFT games on its store, while the second 3AC NFT auction on Sothesby's is slated to take place this month
Pixel Penguins, an NFT Charity Scam, Shows Dangers Of NFT Influencer Culture
1.6.2023
Behind every PFP with thousands of followers on Twitter is a person. And in Web3, it’s not always best to trust one person’s word on whether or not to mint into an NFT collection
Memecoins: From memes to multibillion-dollar pumps, scams and rug pulls
26.5.2023
Memecoins have come a long way from the early days of being joke cryptocurrencies
DeFi protocol WDZD Swap exploited for $1.1M: CertiK
25.5.2023
The reported attacker is a known exploiter, labeled ‘Fake_Phishing750’ by BscScan
Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls
22.5.2023
The 13th anniversary of the first bitcoin transaction has taken a nefarious turn with meme coin issuers profiting over $200,000 from pizza-related rug pulls
$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
April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK
1.5.2023
The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023
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
Soulja Boy Has Reportedly Been Cranking Out Promotions for Scam NFT Projects
19.4.2023
Research done by internet sleuth ZachXBT indicates that the "Crank That" rapper has promoted dozens of NFT projects on social media, some of which turned out to be rug pulls
73.3% of Q1 rug pulls happened on BNB Chain: Immunefi
4.4.2023
Rug pulls and other frauds made up a small percentage of losses compared to hacks and exploits, the report stated
‘Rug Radio’ Founder Farohk Talks Fame, Fortune and Decentralization
31.3.2023
In an interview ahead of Consensus the mononymed podcaster discusses how he built the foundation to collaboratively build a Web3 media empire
FaZe Clan Stock Price Too Embarrassing For Wall Street
27.3.2023
Less than a year into gaming content creator mega-brand FaZe Clan’s disastrous Wall Street experiment, the Nasdaq has said please, no more. The New York-based stock exchange sent a “Notice of Delisting” last week to the esports company threatening to drop it from trading if it doesn’t get its stock...
$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
$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain
24.3.2023
DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says
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
Arbitrum DEX ArbiSwap Rug Pulls Users for Over $100K
2.3.2023
The relatively new trading service picked up hype among crypto traders in the past few weeks
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