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Phishing scams drained over $10.2 million in crypto from more than 9,000 victims in January, a 56% drop from December, data shows. While phishing losses fell 56% in January to $10.25 million, new threats are spreading fast, according to latest…
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Ethereum
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Crypto sleuth ZachXBT urges Coinbase to take action after its users reportedly got scammed for tens of millions from Dec. 2024 to Jan. 2025 alone. In a viral thread that has reached millions of views, ZachXBT and zeroShadow web3 security…
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Accessible and reliable financial education can strengthen customer relationships, improve engagement, and increase the number of account holders.
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Police in Jakarta have dismantled a crypto romance scam syndicate that targeted victims on dating apps and duped them using a fake crypto trading platform. The Metro Gambir Police in Central Jakarta have arrested 20 suspects in connection with an…
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Wash trading on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Coinbase’s Base hit an estimated $2.57 billion in 2024, according to analysts at Chainalysis. Nearly 5% of all tokens launched across various networks in 2024 year had patterns similar to pump-and-dump schemes, blockchain…
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Singapore High Court has accepted WazirX's reorganization plan, which will allow the exchang to repay 75% to 80% of the stolen customer monies. Despite the court's decision, many victims remain suspicious!
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Tether
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Following the TRUMP meme coin’s $72 billion debut, the crypto market was hit with a flood of scams, as 6,800 fraudulent tokens and 91 fake dApps rapidly appeared, analysts say. What starts with a surge of excitement can quickly turn…
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Official Trump
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A crypto token on Solana was advertised on Visa's official Facebook account on Jan 27, 2025, while another Solana-based meme coin FAFO Barron shot up over 250% in a short span of a few hours after President Donald Trump posted a picture.
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Solana
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FBI investigators charged a UAE-based crypto firm for generating fake volume with wash trading algorithms on Uniswap’s decentralized exchange.
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A fraudulent U.S. Treasury XRP wallet has been circulating on social media, misleading the crypto community and highlighting the rise of scams and misinformation in the industry.
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XRP
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The X account of Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been locked following accusations of promoting and rug-pulling multiple Solana-based memecoins. Speculation spread on Monday after the account appeared to promote a token called “CUBA,” leading some to believe the…
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Google removed Huione’s mobile app from its Play Store following reports of criminal activity on the platform.
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Founder of Burwick Law, a law firm from the U.S., Max Burwick, has accused the Solana-based memecoin launchpad, Pump.fun, of being a ponzi scheme.
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Solana
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Crypto investors faced a tough 2024 as hacks and scams exploited weaknesses, costing billions in losses. Crypto-related hacks and scams cost the industry $3.01 billion in 2024, reflecting a 15% rise from $2.61 billion in 2023, according to data published…
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A 24-year-old Dutch law student has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding nearly 300 investors through a failed crypto trading scheme. Police apprehended the man in Hengelo, Netherlands, following months of investigation into allegations of fraud and embezzlement tied to…
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U.S. prosecutors estimate that Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, could potentially have one million victims all around the globe following the downfall of the Terra ecosystem.
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Terra Luna Classic
