2020-9-15 18:32 |
Tron’s primary DeFi project whitelisted what looks like a scam.
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The 2-year-old cryptocurrency project gives 38% staking rewards. Is the project legitimate or a scam? The post This Crypto Is up 37,000% – but Is It a Scam? appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-10-9 22:00 | |
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Is the rebasing project a useful economic experiment? Some of the crypto A-list says it’s just another scam.
2020-8-21 19:37 | |
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Two token projects, namely Nugs.space (NUGS) and Nexeum Protocol (NEXE), which were recently listed on popular DEX platform Uniswap, seem to have exit scammed soon after their listings. After the news broke out about a possible exit scam, NUGS token project in their official Telegram group, claimed that their smart contract system encountered a bug […]
2020-8-13 21:07 | |
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Adam Back, Blockstream CEO and well-known computer scientist in the crypto community, went on a rant on Twitter dissing several high profile blockchains, including the second-largest crypto project, Ethereum.
2020-8-7 22:16 | |
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The developer behind Asuka, a short-lived fork of DeFi project Yearn Finance (YFI), conducted an exit scam this morning, with sources noting the loot was between the range of $30,000-$60,000. The post The DeFi issue: Korean behind YFI fork “Asuka” leads $60,000 exit scam appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-8-4 16:00 | |
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According to data from the EOS blockchain, a wallet that held over 26 million EOS tokens (worth $67 million) has moved the coins to an unknown wallet. In July 2019, this project was accused of being a Pyramid scheme that stole over $3 billion from its users.
2020-6-23 01:59 | |
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Аналитический стартап Flipside Crypto изучил функционирование экосистемы Tron и пришел к выводу, что проект Джастина Сана нельзя назвать скамом. 🤨 Is TRON a scam? We labeled TRON’s on-chain activity to determine if the project was doing something fishy with its native token, $TRX.
2020-6-20 20:31 | |
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How to avoid cryptocurrency white papers when getting involved in the blockchain industry? Learn what to look out for in a good project and how to spot a scam. The post How to Read a Cryptocurrency White Paper appeared first on CoinCentral.
2020-5-21 23:46 | |
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The Foin project, issuer of the unfortunate FOIN token, issued a lengthy explanation of its recent market price fiasco. The project, at the least, showed it has not planned an exit scam and will continue operating.
2020-1-13 12:00 | |
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The HEX project run by Richard Heart has recently seen its token dump 99 percent, the IOTA founder and the community call it an obvious scam
2019-12-20 12:53 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is has a wild west atmosphere, rife with hackers, cybercriminals, and scammers galore. The developer of a new altcoin project called HEX – accused of being a widespread scam – has now left the project and is sharing his thoughts about why he made the decision for a departure.
2019-12-20 21:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Binance to List TRON Despite Scam Allegations by Jared TateBinance said they will list TRON cryptocurrency but the DigiByte founder has dropped shadows on the project led by Justin Sun.
2019-12-15 12:57 | |
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Justin Sun mentions a ‘secret project’ that has been finished by Tron’s BTFS, promises to get it open-sourced, however, the community puts the news under fire
2019-8-8 10:56 | |
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The WIN token IEO on Binance was not received as warmly as previous projects, and the rock-bottom prices are raising doubts of the project’s viability.
2019-8-5 16:04 | |
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Scammers are everywhere and they are just looking for a chance to steal money from people. As soon as Facebook unveiled its new Libra project, several scammers decided that it was a good idea to mimic the project in order to steal money and now Facebook and Instagram are having to deal with the shameless […]
2019-7-24 23:55 | |
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The team behind the Claymore (CLM) token project, a deflationary cryptocurrency launched on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, appears to have pulled an exit scam. This, according to a post from a Reddit user, who revealed that all social media accounts associated with the Claymore token have now been deleted.
2019-7-17 20:58 | |
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Angry South African investors who lost millions of dollars in the now-defunct Bitcoin Ponzi scheme called “Bitcoin Wallets” have looted and burned down the house of Sphelele Sgumza Mbatha, the operator of the scam project, reports the Verge on July 12, 2019.
2019-7-13 21:00 | |
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The Wolverine Can Make You Rich – Bitcoin Scam Security in the cryptosphere is really serious business with pretty much any kind of crypto project bending over backward to ensure the security of not just funds belonging to their customers but also privacy regarding their users’ personal information. For many years, cybercriminals have devised many […]
2019-6-10 20:58 | |
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The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price.
2019-6-4 19:03 | |
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The New Zealand Samoan community recently fell victim of a billion-dollar global cryptocurrency scheme that was labeled as a scam. OneCoin cryptocurrency investment project has responded to widespread allegations going on in and around the cryptocurrency world that the project is nothing but a pyramid scheme. The apex bank in Samoa, the central bank of […]
2019-5-24 19:55 | |
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The founder of decentralized crypto exchange Bisq has stepped away from all roles and activities, allowing the exchange’s DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) to oversee its operations.
2019-5-21 21:58 | |
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By CCN: In 2016 a cryptocurrency project named BitConnect came along offering 1% daily compounded interest for those who purchased and staked its token. When the BitConnect (BCC) bubble inevitably burst, the owners, as expected, made off everyone’s money.
2019-5-20 13:11 | |
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Defunct cryptocurrency project Bitconnect has announced its return, this time as Bitconnect 2. 0. A message which was dropped on Bitconnect 2. 0 Twitter handle says it will be launching on July 1st in 2019.
2019-5-19 19:48 | |
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OneCoin, whose leaders have been indicted on wire and securities fraud as well as money laundering, took umbrage with a recent report by the Central Bank of Samoa calling the crypto project a "hybrid ponzi-pyramid scheme."
2019-5-18 19:49 | |
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Though rumors have been swirling for a year, Hard Fork this week confirmed that the blockchain startups have dissolved their offices in the UK. RepuX, a data-sharing project, made a hearty $4.7 million off its ICO last March, while gambling coin JoyToken took in $3.3 million.
2019-5-17 20:53 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. The bitcoin price has broken $8,000 for the first time since July 2018, with most cryptocurrencies trading in the green.
2019-5-15 19:01 | |
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Every time money is involved in any business model or project, there is a good chance an exit scam will occur sooner or later. In the cryptocurrency industry, such exit scams are a lot more common than one might think.
2019-5-11 20:39 | |
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One of the most popular BitConnect promoters said that he lost most of the money he invested in BitConnect and that it was not the first scam he fell victim. BitConnect was a scam crypto-related project that promised very larger returns for investors but that ultimately didn’t survive. Matos Says He Lost Money on BitConnect […]
2019-5-5 23:45 | |
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Sensing a rise in crypto-related scams and fraudulent investment schemes, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have issued a joint warning to investors, encouraging them to take a more thorough approach to verifying potential investments in the space.
2019-4-26 18:43 | |
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IP2PGO App is an escrow P2P marketplace where users can trade ERC20 tokens using local fiat currency. Launched in Oct 2018, it is now available as localised Apps in 11 countries with over 4800 users.
2019-4-20 03:33 | |
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The police in Singapore has arrested two men in connection with the OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, The Business Times reports. News of the arrest is the latest installment in the OneCoin saga that has seen the controversial project banned by numerous countries.
2019-4-10 19:19 | |
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Vestchain (VEST) just burst into the top hundred cryptocurrencies by market cap after 382% growth in the past twenty-four hours. However, a glance at the project’s Bitcointalk forum page reveals something fishy to be afoot, and there’s ample reason to believe that Vestchain might be a scam.
2019-4-8 14:45 | |
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By CCN: The CEO of crypto project TRON has come under fire for a Twitter Tesla giveaway that doesn’t seem to involve giving much away at all. After announcing a $2o million “global appreciation campaign,” including a Tesla giveaway, Justin Sun has backed out and refused to give the winner his car.
2019-3-30 21:16 | |
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Dayta is an online platform that seeks to solve the various data protection, privacy, and concern issues while providing all its users with the ability to protect their data and profit from personal information blockchain.
2019-3-20 07:12 | |
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Already suspected of a potential scam, the Auscoin project was finally busted after the arrest of founder Sam Karagiozis.
2019-3-13 19:59 | |
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A group of investigative journalists uncovered a $9 billion money laundering scam rooted from Russia’s largest private bank and unsurprisingly, it doesn’t involve Bitcoin. The scheme, which enabled perpetrators to funnel billions from shell companies to the global banking system, was exposed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) with assistance from the Guardian.
2019-3-6 16:12 | |
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Ripple (XRP) has been at the centre stage of the cryptocurrency industry in the last week with many great developments in its favor. However, Forbes Contributor, Jason Bloomberg seems to be taking all the fun away.
2019-3-3 11:37 | |
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If you search the web for “My Big Coin,” you find a lot of seemingly-legitimate results. Even Crunchbase has a listing for My Big Coin. As recently as Valentine’s Day, the cryptocurrency project was tweeting to their more than 260,000 followers.
2019-2-28 22:50 | |
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Ripple the leading payment crypto project is accused of faking its claim of over 200 institutional clients. According to a report published on McTrollface’s blog, all the top clients Ripple boasts of are not established institutions but rather simply very small startups some of which do not have offices.
2019-1-31 09:06 | |
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XRP Classic is a cryptocurrency project that surfaced online earlier this month. Find out everything you need to know about XRP Classic (XRPC) in our review. What Is XRP Classic? XRP Classic is a new digital token based on the Ethereum blockchain.
2019-1-30 10:06 | |
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What a great way to get the New Year started than with the Venezuelan government-backed cryptocurrency known as #MadCoin. According to the news reaching us, the Whitepaper explaining the whole project is nothing more than a used Toilet paper-like document.
2019-1-30 01:56 | |
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There are percolating allegations that Apollo Currency is a “pump and dump. ” Others claim that one of the project’s co-founders—Stephen McCullah—is a “scam artist,” and that APL is a “massive scam” that is making him “rich.
2019-1-23 14:54 | |
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“New year, new me” moniker doesn’t seem to apply to the world of cryptocurrency, as suspicious, scam-like projects are popping up all over the place with unbridled intensity. The latest project that got exposed for its shady dealings and behavior is one called Apollo (APL).
2019-1-23 18:50 | |
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According to a lengthy Reddit post from earlier today, Apollo (APL) has all the hallmarks of a massive scam to enrich its creators. The allegations, coming from Reddit user RossyRoffle, state that there are many red flags with the project, suggesting that the “all-in one cryptocurrency” is nothing more than vaporware dressed up as ground-breaking.
2019-1-22 02:00 | |
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Were you using Haven Protocol? If you did, we have bad news for you. A man called “news. cutter” has recently reported that the single developer working on the project has abandoned it. The report was made after a Reddit post was found by the team (https://www.
2019-1-21 21:28 | |
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Several months ago, TRON announced a $1 million dollar contest for TRX dApp developers. Aiming to “empower developers and foster innovation within the blockchain industry”, the program promised some lucrative payouts to the eventual winners, with the best project looking to pocket a cool sum of $200,000.
2019-1-13 11:35 | |
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Exactly a year after Thane security operatives crushed a scam cryptocurrency project worth five billion rupees, Delhi police have reportedly arrested another associate of the head of the scheme according to local media, The Indian Express on January 7, 2018.
2019-1-9 08:00 | |
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The blockchain is actively being integrated into nearly every area of activity due to the dynamic development of technologies. Crypto investments on decentralized platforms are becoming more and more popular.
2019-1-8 20:57 | |
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Neuryx Club: An Automated Crypto Trading Securities Fraudulent Project A crypto project called Neuryx has been launched to the market with a fraudulent scheme. According to a recent report uploaded by Behind MLM, the company has several flaws that raise concerns regarding its proposals.
2018-12-28 20:29 | |
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A North Korea–nexus threat actor is enhancing its social engineering playbook. The group is integrating AI-enabled lures into crypto-focused hacks, according to a new report from Google’s Mandiant team.
AI-generated deepfake videos portraying former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Yi He have flooded Crypto Twitter. This has sparked debate over how far artificial intelligence has advanced in replicating real crypto figures.
A growing share of information driving crypto markets comes not from journalists, but from paid press releases. A Chainstory analysis of 2,893 crypto press releases published between June and November 2025 shows that these distribution networks operate as a parallel news market, capable of shaping sentiment and temporarily moving prices, even before verification occurs.
Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source AI assistant ClawdBot, has publicly rejected any association with crypto. This is after scammers hijacked his online identity to promote fake token projects.
A major crypto scandal has emerged in the US, implicating John Daghita, known online as “Lick,” in the alleged theft of over $40 million from government seizure addresses. The incident is tied to Daghita’s father, who heads CMDSS, a Virginia-based IT firm awarded a 2024 contract to assist the US Marshals Service (USMS) with managing The post $40 Million Crypto Heist Allegedly Linked to US Government Contractor’s Son appeared first on BeInCrypto.
A worrying pattern has formed in the crypto sector. Reports say that about four in five projects hit by major hacks do not fully recover. Money is lost, yes. But the deeper damage is often to trust — and that can be fatal.
According to Chainalysis’s estimates, crypto-related scams and fraudulent activity may have caused over $17 billion in losses in 2025 The blockchain data firm also highlighted a concerning trend, as scammers are increasingly turning to impersonation schemes to deceive unsuspecting users.