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Fiat Losses From Security Incidents on BNB Smart Chain 37% Lower in Q3 of 2023 — Study

The financial losses stemming from security incidents on the BNB Smart Chain in Q3 2023 were 27% lower than in Q3 2022. When compared to security incidents on other chains, rug pulls, price and reserve manipulation events on BSC accounted for “4% of the total fiat losses across all chains in Q3.” Fiat Losses 37%…
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Crypto Community Fears Rug Pull as Safereum Faces Drastic Liquidity Drain Post $600,000 Fundraising

The cryptocurrency community is fearing a rug pull after Safereum saw huge sums of liquidity drained, making off with around $1.3 million worth of funds, according to blockchain security experts…. Read More: Crypto Community Fears Rug Pull as Safereum Faces Drastic Liquidity Drain Post $600,000 Fundraising  Read more »Sign up for e-EUR – the progressive…
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‘Crypto Rug Pull’ Leaves ‘Hundreds’ of Central African Republic Investors ‘Penniless’

Police in the Central African Republic suspect a rug pull after the operators of a crypto firm “vanished overnight.” The news outlet RFI reported that the Research and Investigation Section (SRI) of the National Gendarmerie (the CAR’s police force) have “launched an investigation” into the firm. Prosecutors have also launched a separate investigation into the…
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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. The astrology-themed NFT project Lucky Star Currency (LSC) has performed an exit scam for over $1 million, according to an October 9 report from blockchain security firm Certik. The project’s deployer account called the…
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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. The Pond0X decentralized exchange (DEX) has reached more than $100 million in total trading volume, according to a September 28 social media post from its official channel. Investors previously lost over $2 million in the launch of the…
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Banana Gun’s Token Plummets Over 99% Within Hours Due to Contract Bug – Here’s What Happened

Telegram bot Banana Gun’s native token, BANANA is the latest victim of a crypto exploit due to a “bug” in their contract.  The highly anticipated token fell to a disastrous low within three hours of its launch as the incident led to a sharp drop in prices.  The token plummeted over 99% from $8.70 at…
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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. Pepecoin (PEPE) price has crashed nearly 85% from its record high of $0.00000448 in May 2023. What’s more, its bearish momentum is likely to continue in September.  Back-to-back Pepecoin security breaches Pepecoin has suffered two concerning security breaches in…
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$6.4 Million Lost In Latest Base-Native DeFi Protocol Rug Pull

Magnate Finance, a DeFi lending protocol on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base, is reported to have conducted a rug pull, robbing its users of $6.4 million worth of assets. This event represents the latest troubling incident on the Base network in merely a month of its official mainnet launch. 3 Rug Pulls, $16.7 Million Lost…
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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. The circumstances behind the mysterious $16 million withdrawal from the Pepecoin (PEPE) project’s multisig wallet have seemingly been revealed, with the finger pointed at three…
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Users said CertiK’s warning was a false alarm — then the project rugged

“Don’t shoot the messenger,” said the messenger before dying in a flurry of bullets fired from the barrels of angry crypto enthusiasts. A blockchain security firm tried to warn users of an imminent rug pull surrounding a crypto project, but investors became angry and fired back. The firm rescinded the security alert. Then, the project…
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