Scams


Opinion

Ben McKenzie, the Hollywood Hypocrite Crypto Critic

The OC dreamboat has some reasonable criticisms of crypto. But he’s guilty of doing what he scolds: oversimplifying the story to make money for himself.

Actor Ben McKenzie (Sam Barnes/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Ponzi Schemes Cost Victims $7.8B in 2022: TRM Labs

Bitcoin is no longer the preferred chain for such crimes as criminals have moved onto altcoins, the blockchain analytics company also reported.

hacker (Cybercrime / Getty Images)

Finance

CFTC Charges Man With Fraud in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Romance Scam

The scheme swindled at least 29 investors out of more than $1.3 million, according to the CFTC.

Floating pig from Pink Floyd Exhibition (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

This Is How Scammers Can Drain Your Crypto Wallet

Scammers use a variety of techniques to steal users’ money, some of which only require knowing your wallet address, a Forta Network researcher said.

A computer popup box screen warning of a system being hacked, compromised software enviroment. 3D illustration. (Getty Images)

Markets

Meme Coin BOB Tanks 45% After Elon Musk Calls its Twitter Bot Account a 'Scam'

Musk had previously engaged with the Bob token bot several times, aiding a value rise.

Red arrows pointing down falling drop (Getty Images)

Finance

Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis

Hackers have a new way to recycle their ill-gotten crypto gains.

Mining rig (Getty Images)

Opinion

The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture

If Ethereum is to grow it’ll have to mature beyond the antics of those shilling the token-of-the-moment, says CoinDesk columnist Paul Dylan-Ennis.

Pepe the Frog (PepeCoin's Twitter account)

Web3

Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion

Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's landmark NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released the 'Maschine' and Nike teamed up with EA Sports.

Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)

Consensus Magazine

Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC

Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks.

Danil Potekhin and Dimitrii Karasavidi face a growing list of U.S. legal troubles. 
(wk1003mike/Shutterstock)

Markets

GREED Token Is Not a Crypto Scam, but a Lesson on How to Get Scammed Amid Meme Coin Mania

Despite multiple warnings from Voshy, the meme coin's creator, speculators turned over Twitter permissions to get access to the token. They got a valuable lesson in account security.

GREED logo (Voshy/Medium)