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Rug Pull

A scam where a project team unexpectedly abandons the project and sells all its liquidity.

Zachxbt’s investigation of Project Shura’s $1.7M rug pull leads to public wallet

Project Shura developers reportedly made over $1 million from their collections and then disappeared, leaving investors high and dry.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 3 months ago · 2 min read

Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

There are indications that the French star used proceeds from the Billionaire Dogs NFT rug pull to purchase Mutant Ape, Doodle and CloneX NFTs.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 4 months ago · 2 min read

Failed promises and rug pull accusations? Cardstarter and SundaeSwap blame each other

Disappointing benefits for $CSWAP liquidity providers has them up in arms with both Cardstarter and SundaeSwap saying they are not responsible.

Samuel Wan · 6 months ago · 2 min read

Watch out investors! These crypto projects have rug pull potential

Centralization issues in DeFi last year led to investors losing over $1 billion of their funds.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 months ago · 2 min read

Frosties NFT investors rug pulled, loses over $1 million

Investors in Frosties NFT were lured to project through fake promises of rewards and giveaways.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 6 months ago · 2 min read

Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds

Rug pulls surfaced as the “go-to scam” this year, accounting for 37% of all cryptocurrency scam revenue in 2021.

Ana Grabundzija · 7 months ago · 3 min read

MoonPirate responds to accusations it is just another Binance Smart Chain “rug pull”

MoonPirate calls it a day but defends itself from charges it was a scam.

Samuel Wan · 11 months ago · 2 min read

Crypto scams, DeFi hacks, and rug pulls: Why the crypto industry needs insurance tech

When you have even just $100 in a liquidity pool, you dread the day you awake to it being gone.

Jonathan Libby · 12 months ago · 3 min read

Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%

Insider exploits the protocol’s governance token using the admin key.

Ana Grabundzija · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Another “rug pull” takes place, taking a $1.5m market cap Ethereum coin to $15,000

It appears that another DeFi “rug pull” has taken place as investors continue to throw money at an array of Ethereum small caps, even if they don’t have fully-developed products or long-standing teams.

Nick Chong · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Tesla has sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings, earning $936M

Ethereum Name Service’s amazon.eth domain fetches $1 million bid

Private but regulated tokens could beat CBDCs, Australian central bank chief says

Polygon launches new Etheum-compatible scaling solution zkEVM

Coincheck NFT (β version) has more than ten different NFT titles added to the platform

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Tesla has sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings, earning $936M

Hackers steals $400K in NFTs from Premint users via malicious link

Tether reducing commercial paper holdings down to $3.5 billion by end-July

Cardano founder ‘fundamentally rejects’ tortoise-hare analogy for the blockchain

Ripple CEO offers advice for “days like today” amid crypto crash

Solana sued for being ‘centralized,’ ‘security’

Dogecoin gaining popularity for illegal activities, Elliptic report says

Moonsama partners with KILT protocol for SocialKYC integration

Avalanche’s new proposal wants ApeCoin on its subnet

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Polygon exec gives insider scoop on state of crypto employment

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Rug Pull

Zachxbt’s investigation of Project Shura’s $1.7M rug pull leads to public wallet

Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

Failed promises and rug pull accusations? Cardstarter and SundaeSwap blame each other

Watch out investors! These crypto projects have rug pull potential

Frosties NFT investors rug pulled, loses over $1 million

Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds

MoonPirate responds to accusations it is just another Binance Smart Chain “rug pull”

Crypto scams, DeFi hacks, and rug pulls: Why the crypto industry needs insurance tech

Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%

Another “rug pull” takes place, taking a $1.5m market cap Ethereum coin to $15,000

$248M stablecoins flow out of Coinbase as community refutes exchange liquidity issues

Polygon soars 70% following development updates, Disney accelerator

Ethereum’s centralized dApps may overshadow the decentralization of proof-of-stake

Investors lost over $100M after Invictus Capital moved funds into UST, Celsius against their wishes

Samsung’s new mining chips will be 45% more efficient

Bankruptcy lawyers believe Celsius customers may have to wait years for settlement

Start-ups turn to crypto-native messaging platforms

Three Arrows Capital unravels as creditor list emerges

Private but regulated tokens could beat CBDCs, Australian central bank chief says

Asia-focused multi-currency stablecoin protocol, Bluejay Finance, raises $2.9M in funding

SIMBA Chain and Equideum Health Announce Partnership To Build Web3 Health Data Exchange

New Blockchain-Based Gaming IP ‘Emboldn’ Promises Gameplay-First Experience

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Rug Pull

Zachxbt’s investigation of Project Shura’s $1.7M rug pull leads to public wallet

Famous French influencer masterminds $960k NFT rug pull

Failed promises and rug pull accusations? Cardstarter and SundaeSwap blame each other

Watch out investors! These crypto projects have rug pull potential

Frosties NFT investors rug pulled, loses over $1 million

Rug pulls pushed this year’s crypto scam revenue over $7.7 billion, Chainalysis finds

MoonPirate responds to accusations it is just another Binance Smart Chain “rug pull”

Crypto scams, DeFi hacks, and rug pulls: Why the crypto industry needs insurance tech

Developer ‘rug pulls’ Ethereum DeFi project SharedStake, SGT token falls 95%

Another “rug pull” takes place, taking a $1.5m market cap Ethereum coin to $15,000

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