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Rug Pull
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Rug pull
U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam
Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.
By
Sam Reynolds
Sponsored
Jun 6, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 6, 2024
Rug Pull
SDNY
NFT
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Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi
The figures show a decrease in hacking activity since 2022 and 2023.
By
Oliver Knight
Sponsored
May 30, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
May 30, 2024
Hack
Lazarus group
DeFi
Rug Pull
Finance
Ordinals
Bitcoin Bridge OrdiZK Suffers Apparent $1.4M Rug Pull, Token Crashes to Zero: CertiK
The OrdiZK website and social media accounts are also offline.
By
Oliver Knight
Sponsored
Mar 5, 2024 at 3:18 p.m. UTC
Mar 5, 2024
Ordinals
Bitcoin
Rug Pull
Exploits
Markets
Ethereum
Blast Ecosystem Sees First Apparent Scam as 'RiskOnBlast' Rug Pulls $1.3M Ether
Blast, in an X post, termed the project’s potential as “undeniable,” which may have created a sense of security among investors. Blast separately said it's aiming for a mainne...
By
Shaurya Malwa
Sponsored
Feb 26, 2024 at 6:09 a.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2024
Ethereum
Rug Pull
Policy
Regulations
'Mutant Ape Planet' NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud
French developer Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court and agreed to pay $1.4M, according to prosecutors.
By
Jesse Hamilton
Sponsored
Nov 14, 2023 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
Nov 14, 2023
Regulations
Rug Pull
NFT
Department of Justice
Criminal
Plea Deal
Markets
Defi
BALD Token Plunges 90% as Developer Pulls Liquidity
BALD launched a little over 24 hours ago and has attracted massive hype - and millions in capital - to Base blockchain.
By
Shaurya Malwa
Sponsored
Jul 31, 2023 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
Jul 31, 2023
DeFi
Rug Pull
Base
Technology
Defi
Chibi Finance Rug Pulls Users for $1M, CHIBI Falls 98%
CHIBI tokens dropped 98% in the past few hours.
By
Shaurya Malwa
Sponsored
Jun 27, 2023 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2023
DeFi
Rug Pull
Policy
Nfts
US Justice Dept. Charges 2 in NFT 'Rug Pull' Scheme
"They pulled the rug out from under the victims," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said of the creators of the Frosties NFT collection.
By
Danny Nelson
Sponsored
Mar 24, 2022 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2022
NFTs
Rug Pull
Fraud
US
US Justice Department
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