
exit scam
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31 August, 2023
Nigeria: Patricia exchange raises exit scam fears after converting user funds to native token
A digital currency exchange gets hacked. The owners launch their own token. They repay the affected users with this new...
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29 March, 2023
Kokomo Finance developers pull off $4M exit scam days after launch: report
Kokomo developers used cBTC—wrapped BTC on Ethereum—to allegedly exploit the platform through a malicious contract: they have taken down all...
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5 August, 2022
$5M stolen from ‘world’s most secure exchange’ ZB—was it a hack or an exit scam?
About $4.8 million has been swiped from ZB and cashed out on DEXes, hours after the exchange halted withdrawals evens...
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3 May, 2021
Turkey plans central custodian bank following digital currency exchange fraud
Senior government officials in Turkey are considering establishing a centralized authority to tackle counterparty risk in digital currency transactions, after...
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29 April, 2021
Turkey arrests 62 over alleged $2B Thodex exit scam as leader flees country
Thodex exchange is suspected of taking $2 billion from close to 400,000 investors in Turkey, according to reports.
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18 September, 2020
$1B exit scam? Spanish BTC trading firm reportedly freezes user funds
A Spanish company developing digital currency trading bots has sparked fears of an exit scam after freezing users’ accounts.