Scams

Robinhood Chain scams: users lose money on launch day

Robinhood’s new blockchain mainnet launched July 1 and is already flooded with scams, including rug-pulls and wallet drainersUsers report losses ranging from $50 to...

Teen steals $13M in crypto via Google scams

A Canadian teen, Trenton Richard Johnston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering after stealing over $13 million in cryptocurrency through social engineering...

ZachXBT Uncovers Fake War Posts for Crypto Scams

Investigator ZachXBT uncovered a network of fake X accounts using AI-generated war and political posts to build engagement for crypto scams.The coordinated scheme, which...

U.S. Seizes $580M in Cryptocurrency from Asian Scams

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized over $580 million in cryptocurrency from Southeast Asian scam networks since November 2025.The operations target "pig butchering"...

Telegram Crypto Scam Alert: 100K+ Channels Turn on Followers

Trusted trading signal groups with 100K+ subscribers now promote fake platforms that lock funds behind bogus verification fees.Reddit users have warned that multiple Telegram...

Optimism, Morpho silence Discord as scams drive projects off

Major crypto projects have set their Discord servers to read-only amid a rise in scams.Morpho and layer 1 chain Optimism cited persistent phishing and...

AI-Driven Crypto Scams Surge, Causing $17B Losses in 2025:US

Estimated crypto scam losses reached $17 billion in 2025.Average scam payment rose to $2,764, a 253% increase from 2024.Impersonation scams using deepfakes grew more...

Impersonation Scams Surge 1400% as AI Fuels Crypto Fraud Now

Impersonation scams targeting crypto users surged about 1,400% year‑over‑year in 2025.The average loss per impersonation attack rose by over 600%, indicating larger single losses.Scammers...

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Meta stock falls as Zuckerberg warns, analyst sees $485 crash

META Platforms stock opened Thursday at $627 after a 2.6% decline, driven by CEO Mark Zuckerberg's concerns about slow...

UN Report: Southeast Asian Crime Syndicates Now a $114B Crypto Economy

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime reports Southeast Asia's fragmented crime syndicates have fused into a single, tech-driven...

BitMEX Shuts Down as Perp DEXs Rise to 13.5% Market Share

Bitmex, the exchange that introduced perpetual swaps and 100x leverage, will shut down on September 23 after a strategic...