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Pair Charged for Orchestrating $1.1M NFT Rug Pull Scam, Plotting Another
Two 20-year-old men have been charged for allegedly running the Frosties NFT rug pull scam, and U.S. prosecutors say they planned another.
Everybody Is Mad About 'ApeCoin'
Bored Ape Yacht Club's new cryptocurrency is causing a splash amid a bumpy launch beset by scams, an immediate price crash, and outrage from gamers.
What's a 'Nocoiner'? Inside the World of Crypto Sceptics
'The OC' actor Ben McKenzie is the most recent high-profile example of a critic who thinks the cryptocurrency bubble is about to burst.
Ukraine Canceled Crypto Airdrop Because Unethical Investors Wanted ‘Profit’
“People started to want to profit,” a deputy minister told Motherboard. “Personally, I don't think it's ethical.”
The SEC’s Former Head of Internet Enforcement Fears How the Crypto Story Ends
We talked to one of the most credentialed critics of cryptocurrencies and NFTs about fraud and potential "cataclysmic events" in the industry.
Ethereum Companies Suddenly Ban Users In Certain Countries
Social media is flooded with reports of users in Venezuela not being able to use MetaMask and Infura, and Iranian users being locked out of OpenSea.
Ukraine Cancels Crypto Airdrop, Will Issue NFTs Instead
Ukraine's experiment with a buzzy crypto industry play ended with a copycat scam and accusations of being a "rug."
What Is the Environmental Impact of NFTs?
Digital goods could cause serious damage to the natural world.
Crypto Community Rushes to Ukraine’s Defense Armed With NFTs, DAOs
“Web3 is positioned to help people during oppression,” wrote one crypto enthusiast. “Let’s save some lives,” wrote another.
Texas Man Wants His Bored Ape NFT Back, Sues OpenSea for $1M
“Plaintiff’s Bored Ape has significant value; this is unquestionable," Timothy McKimmy's lawyer claims in the lawsuit.
Web3 Developers Have Found a Functioning Metaverse. It’s ‘Minecraft’.
Multiple projects are now building on top of the 2011 video game, with 'Minecraft' world seed NFTs going for tens of thousands of dollars.
NFT Marketplace CEO on Counterfeits: ‘This Is an Ecosystem-Wide Problem’
The CEO of Cent discusses the scam artists and bad actors that led him to shut down NFT sales. “They’d come in and keep overwhelming us,” he said.