ETHTrustFund DAO transfers $2M treasury in apparent rug pull
According to a report from PeckShield, ETHTrustFund transferred its entire treasury funds to a new account and then attempted to launder the funds through mixer apps. Go to Source
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Allegations of ‘Rug Pull’ Arise After Gemholic Team Withdraws $3.5M in Previously Locked ETH
On June 7, the team behind the Zksync project Gemholic withdrew 921 previously locked ethereum tokens in a suspected rug-pulling incident. The Gemholic team executed the theft despite reportedly completing the blockchain security firm Solidproof’s Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Zksync’s v24 Upgrade The layer two (L2) Ethereum blockchain scaling protocol, Gemholic, faced allegations of … Read more
Study: Criminals Target Defi Platforms, Steal More Than $67 Million in February Alone
In February alone, criminals stole digital funds worth over $67 million from decentralized finance (defi) platforms. The latest Immunefi data shows that hacking attacks accounted for more than $65 million, or 97% of the month’s losses. The Ethereum blockchain suffered the most individual attacks, with 12 incidents representing 85.71% of the total losses across targeted … Read more
Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme
The French developer of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges. Go to Source
Astrology NFT project ‘Lucky Star Currency’ rugged for over $1m – Certik
The deployer account for LSC drained over $1 million in tokens from the project, then swapped them to BUSD using PancakeSwap. Go to Source
Pond0x DEX claims $100M in trading volume as critics allege it’s a scam
Pond0x reported that its DEX reached $100 million in cumulative volume, citing a Dune dashboard as evidence. Go to Source
3 reasons why Pepe price will continue to fall in September
A mix of on-chain, fundamental, and technical indicators hint at a continuing Pepe price decline ahead. Go to Source
Rogue Pepecoin team members blamed for $16M PEPE multsig withdrawal
In an announcement to the PEPE community, it was claimed that three former members stole funds from the project and then handed over full control to the sole remaining member. Go to Source
Multichain victims search for answers in $1.5B exploit as new evidence emerges
Chinese police may have busted Multichain in a money laundering investigation, but many questions remain, including its CEO’s alleged fake ID. Go to Source
Tragedy or rug-pull? Inside the collapse of a ‘charitable’ NFT project
Orica NFT’s charity efforts have succeeded, but its token holders have not, and up until now, its co-founder was nowhere to be found. Go to Source
