Scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is laying out the scope and methods used by crypto fraudsters to rack up a billion dollars in illicit gains. According to a new consumer protection report, the FTC says that since the beginning of…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!A San Francisco Examiner report has revealed that two tech-savvy individuals were victims of an elaborate crypto scam that led to the loss of $2.5 million.The…

In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a former executive of the world’s leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace with insider trading. According to a new press release, the DOJ is charging…

The co-creator of popular meme crypto asset Dogecoin (DOGE) is reportedly issuing a warning that crypto has not yet reached the stage of hibernation despite the massive devaluation across all assets in the space. According to a new…

A popular Ethereum (ETH) wallet is unveiling a new partnership to help victims of crypto scams recover their digital assets. According to a recent press release, MetaMask, a crypto wallet with over 30 million users created by…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!Blockchain analysis and security firm PeckShield issued an alert to warn the crypto community about scammers sending Wrapped LUNA to the public addresses of…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!Cybercriminals have changed tactics and are now targeting metaverse investors with phishing attacks.Sharing their stories, the victims of these attacks claim…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!The World of Solana (WoS) Twitter account reported details of a community sting operation resulting in a hacker getting scammed.1/We're very excited to share…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!29 Moonbirds worth roughly 750 Ethereum (ETH) ($1.5 million) were stolen from their owner, DigitalOrnithologist, during a phishing attack on Tuesday. The…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!Actor Seth Green has admitted to falling for a phishing scam, which resulted in the loss of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT #8298.From reviewing the Etherscan logs…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!Terra analyst and source of several whistleblower leaks, FatManTerra, has alleged that Mirror Protocol is a:“farce designed to enrich Do Kwon/VCs while…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!Named after the recent resurgence of the MonkeyPox virus, MonkeyPoxlnu (MPOX) coin was launched on May 21 and lost 99% of its value three days later on May…

Hackers are running away with about $438,000 worth of crypto after compromising the Twitter account of popular digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple. Beeple announced the hack on Sunday morning, noting that everything was…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!The Auckland City Financial Crime Unit is investigating Quwiex Limited, a self-proclaimed crypto platform, after multiple reports from victims that the…

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is announcing charges against two US residents alleging that they were behind a multi-million-dollar crypto Ponzi scheme. According to a press release, the CTFC has filed civil…

👋 Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions!The Twitter account of famous digital artist Mike Winkelmann, commonly known as Beeple, was hacked on May 22.Harry Denley, a security analyst at Metamask,…

Two individuals and a company have been charged with operating an illegal community pool and fraudulently soliciting $44 million via an “income fund investing in digital assets.”The defendants are Sam Ikkurty, Ravishankar Avadhanam, and…

In response to the de-pegging of UST, trillions of LUNA coins were minted due to the nature of the Terra LUNA algorithm used to maintain the UST dollar peg. LUNA is used in the Terra blockchain’s governance, which is now under threat due to…

The CEO of Terraform Labs is facing possible criminal charges in the wake of two leading cryptos collapsing earlier this month. In a new report, Yonhap News says that South Korean authorities are considering bringing Ponzi scheme…

The Justice Department is charging an unnamed American citizen with using crypto assets to evade sanctions in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. According to an opinion written by the federal judge presiding over…