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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for her non-fungible token (NFT) project called “Cryptosis,” after $1.5 million of ethereum from the mint was withdrawn from the project’s wallet.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. Rug pulls happen when crypto developers unexpectedly drop a project...

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
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.______ ... Read More: India's CBDC, Ozzy Bites NFT, Decentralized Autonomous Rug Pull + More News

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.... Read More: Scammers Stole...

Popular Tezos NFT Marketplace Discontinues Services Without Explanation

14.11.2021
After becoming one of the top non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, the Tezos-based NFT market Hic et nunc has discontinued its services. After more than $50 million in all-time sales on the market, Hic et nunc’s creator has not disclosed why the NFT marketplace was shut down. Tezos-Based...

How to spot a rug pull in DeFi, 6 tips by Cointelegraph

11.11.2021
Cointelegraph shares six tips on how to safely invest in Defi projects in our latest in-depth video

SQUID token up 600% today despite debacle and Binance investigation

4.11.2021
Binance blacklists Squid Game developer accounts reports that developers used coin mixers to cover their tracks

Game over! Squid Game-inspired crypto scam collapses as price crashes from $2.8K to zero

2.11.2021
Dubbed SQUID, the cryptocurrency had rallied by as much as 75,000% to cross over $2,850 but dropped to near zero on Nov. 1

Investors rug-pulled after pouring $57M into dog-themed OlympusDAO fork

1.11.2021
Hong Kong police have reportedly been notified of the incident, with the primary suspect having filed a police report and handed a computer over to authorities

Solana Slows After Rally, Users Fear First ‘Rug Pull’

20.8.2021
The recently massive price rise of the Solana blockchain’s native token SOL took a breather on an otherwise green day for the crypto market, while news broke that a Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol known as Luna Yield went offline. At press time on Friday (08:39 UTC), SOL...