Published 16:02 IST, May 24th 2021
DeFi100 Coin Scam: DeFi100 creators rug pull investors, disappear with $32 million
The recent DeFi100 Coin scam has been big news in the crypto community as DeFi100 creators rug pulled their investors and disappeared completely.
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cryptocurrency market has grown significantly over past few months, and prices of all coins such as Bitcoin, Ereum, and all ors have risen. Given popularity of cryptocurrencies, many scams have also been set up to rob people of ir money. One such recent scam is DeFi100 Coin scam, where developers exit scammed investors for about 32 million USD, as per a report by Coindesk. Re on to know more about what is DeFi100 Coin Scam.
What is DeFi100 Coin Scam?
A cryptocurrency project known as 'DeFi100' that was built on Binance Smart Chain appears to have been a scam to rob investors of ir money. On May 22, DeFi100 Coin website displayed a message saying 'We scammed you guys, and you can't do shit about it.'. website has since been removed, but you can take a look at message down below in embedded Tweet. DeFi100 creators committed a 'rug pull, as is called in crypto community, where creators/developers make large promises to get investors and when y receive money want, y simply erase all records and escape with money.
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32 million amount was calculated by same crypto analyst (Mr Whale) who uploed image of website on Twitter. crypto analyst also left a warning in one of his Tweets reminding people that as bull market ends, many projects will commit similar rug pulls, scamming investors of ir investments.
analyst also warned people to never invest in new unknown projects that have anonymous creators and serve no real purpose such as newly popular Safemoon or Shiba Inu Coin. While crypto markets can be highly profitable, potential investors should only look to invest in serious projects that serve a purpose like Ereum, Polygon, Stellar Lumens, and not go after quick profits by investing in untrustworthy projects. Stay tuned for more updates on cryptocurrency news.
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16:02 IST, May 24th 2021