Scams

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...

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 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...

Since mid-2024, memecoin trading surged, increasing risks of scams like rug pulls and pump-and-dump schemes. High-profile figures, including US President Donald Trump and...

The U.S. imposed 146 sanctions on Cambodia’s Prince Group and requested the forfeiture of $15 billion in Bitcoin. The action targets a large-scale scam operation...

ASIC has taken down 14,000 online scams since July 2023, with over 3,000 involving cryptocurrency.The regulator is expanding its enforcement to include social media...

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to seize $225 million in cryptocurrency linked to pig butchering scams. The DOJ acted through a forfeiture motion without...

Australian police contacted over 90 people linked to suspected criminal use of crypto ATMs.Victims lost more than $2 million in cryptocurrency ATM scams between...