Gen Z Trader’s $30K Heist Backfires as Crypto Community Rallies Token to $56M Market Cap

A young trader pulled off a pump-and-dump scheme on the coin called QUANT token, but the crypto community countered by rallying the token’s price. Trader Live Streams Token Dump A pump-and-dump coin created by an unidentified young trader saw its market capitalization continue to surge hours after he dumped his holdings on unsuspecting users. Although … Read more

DOJ Takes Down Rug Pull Duo Behind $400,000 NFT Debacle

A federal jury convicted a man for orchestrating an NFT rug pull scheme, pocketing nearly $400,000 through abandoned projects and cryptocurrency laundering schemes. The NFT Rug Pull That Went Too Far — Federal Jury Brings Verdict The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that a federal jury in Tampa, Florida, found Berman Jerry Nowlin, … Read more

Solana Meme Token $FWOG Sees Massive Sell-Off, Plummeting 73% Amid Major Investor Liquidations

The Solana meme token $FWOG recently experienced a dramatic 73% drop after its top three major investors liquidated their positions and took profits. This significant sell-off caused the token’s value to plummet in a short period, shaking the confidence of many holders. Among the notable traders, one address, known as Smart Money 5CQD2…psn2j, made headlines … Read more

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