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Crypto traders doxx 13 year-old-boy who rugged two pump.fun tokens
Trisha Husada
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Crypto traders doxx 13 year-old-boy who rugged two pump.fun tokens

A 13-year-old boy got doxxed by crypto traders after pulling the rug on a pump.fun token he named Gen Z Quant. Traders doxxed his whole family and turned them into pump.fun tokens. A 13-year-old boy has been caught in the…

CertiK freezes $160k stolen in Merlin DEX insider rug pull
Rony Roy
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CertiK freezes $160k stolen in Merlin DEX insider rug pull

Blockchain security firm CertiK announced on May 4 that it has successfully blocked $160,000 in stolen funds from Merlin, a decentralized exchange based on zkSync that was recently hit by a rogue insider "rugpull." The fraudulent activity resulted in losses of $1.8 million for users last week.

Sports bettor Taylor Mathis faces crypto rug pull allegations
Micah Zimmerman
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Sports bettor Taylor Mathis faces crypto rug pull allegations

Taylor Mathis, a well-known sports betting influencer and DraftKings ambassador, is facing allegations of manipulating the crypto market.  The sports betting influencer is accused of inflating her own token before a rug pull. The accusations center around the $TAYLOR token,…

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Gotbit dumps WATER tokens following debut on DEXs
Denis Omelchenko
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Gotbit dumps WATER tokens following debut on DEXs

Crypto market maker Gotbit came under fire after selling $4 million worth of WATER tokens, which intensified the token’s 70% price drop. Market maker Gotbit, founded by Russian trader Alexey Andryunin, was identified as one of the entities responsible for…

SPCT token plunges 43% amid allegations of a rug pull
Rony Roy
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SPCT token plunges 43% amid allegations of a rug pull

Spectra Chain’s native token, SPCT, experienced a significant decline, plummeting 43% on Friday morning following emerging allegations of a potential rug pull by its team. At the time of writing, the token was trading at $0.0094, marking a 27% fall…

Scammer steals $91k in fake Sleepless AI, FomoFi, NebulaNode tokens
Anna Kharton
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Scammer steals $91k in fake Sleepless AI, FomoFi, NebulaNode tokens

In anticipation of the launch of Sleepless AI farming on the Launchpool platform from Binance, unknown people conducted a rug pull of the token of the same name.

Crypto losses decreased by 85% in October 2023
Denis Omelchenko
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Crypto losses decreased by 85% in October 2023

The crypto losses in October amounted to $51.6 million, an 85% decrease compared to September 2023. The crypto market in October 2023 suffered over 23 security incidents, such as hacker attacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls, resulting in a total…

Bitcoin ETFs could face rug-pull from Gensler, analysts say
Rony Roy
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Bitcoin ETFs could face rug-pull from Gensler, analysts say

Bloomberg’s ETF analysts haven’t ruled out the possibility that SEC Chair Gary Gensler may reject pending spot Bitcoin ETF applications at the eleventh hour. There’s a remote possibility that Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, could…

Scammers exploit Bitcoin ETF hype with fake IBTC token
Denis Omelchenko
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Scammers exploit Bitcoin ETF hype with fake IBTC token

Crypto investors have fallen victim to a scam token, which shares the same ticker as BlackRock’s legit ETF. BNB Chain-based iShares Bitcoin (IBTC) token has scammed investors for nearly $90,000 worth of crypto as the crypto community is abuzz with…

Cubiswap Finance puzzles users with $425k withdrawn via deployer address
Denis Omelchenko
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Cubiswap Finance puzzles users with $425k withdrawn via deployer address

Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the funds are sent to Binance through a cross-chain bridge. Developers behind Cubiswap Finance appeared to have withdrawn around 2,000 BNB (around $425,000) from the protocol, causing its native token CUBI to lose over 60%…

Nima Capital’s 9m SYN token dump ignites VC rug pull fears
Rony Roy
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Nima Capital’s 9m SYN token dump ignites VC rug pull fears

Nima Capital, a family office involved in crypto investments, is facing accusations of initiating a rug pull with the grant tokens of their partner, the cross-chain bridge platform Synapse.