The launch of Hawk Tuah (HAWK), a Solana-based memecoin created by viral influencer Haliey Welch, saw a meteoric rise but suffered a dramatic crash within hours. After debuting with a market capitalisation of nearly $490 million on December 4, HAWK’s value plummeted over 91%, leaving many investors reeling from significant
Curve Finance is a well-known decentralized exchange (DEX) for stablecoins, earning significant trust within the crypto community. A deceptive app mimicking Curve Finance has made its way onto the Apple App Store, quickly climbing into the top 100 finance apps. Despite clear user warnings, this imitation app, “Curve defi v3,”
Crypto scammers struck again during Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone 16 launch, using a deep fake of Apple CEO Tim Cook to deceive viewers. The fraudulent livestreams appeared on YouTube, promising fake cryptocurrency giveaways under the guise of official Apple promotions. The scam involved altered videos of Cook, who appeared to
US-based ETF giant BlackRock recently announced that there has been a notable rise in scammers targeting its ETF investors. The asset management firm has issued several ETP products including a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ethereum ETF, launched in 2024. Notably, the asset management firm announced in its X
QuillMonitor, a web3 dashboard powered by QuillAudits, recently unveiled its findings, shedding light on the magnitude of the losses incurred due to various hacks and vulnerabilities during the October month. With a total of $30,311,862 in losses, it’s clear that October 2023 witnessed its fair share of web3 attacks and
In March, a wallet address 0x59d7…D69 connected with Uranium Finance exploit started moving 2,250 ETH, worth approximately $3.35 million, in stolen funds into the popular crypto mixer, TornadoCash. #CertiKSkynetAlert 🚨 We are seeing a movement of funds to @TornadoCash from address 0x59d7 which is connected to the ~$50m Uranium Finance
