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04:46

After the founder of AEX, Huang Tianwei, executed a Rug Pull, he was captured in Thailand, and some users were able to recover their funds through "special means."

Odaily News According to community user @chaogebtc, Huang Tianwei, the founder of AEX exchange (formerly known as Bit Era), was arrested in Thailand on the evening of July 3rd and has been released on bail by his family. Reports indicate that only three people have successfully retrieved their funds from the exchange, including users Wu Jun, Ronghua, and Shi Dewei, with recovery methods involving extreme measures such as "digging ancestral graves" and "forcibly reclaiming". Other users still cannot withdraw their coins. AEX exchange platform has been operating since 2013, with a large amount of funds accumulated.
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09:21

Opinion: The promotion of Meme coins by American politicians and the abandonment of cryptocurrency lawsuits by regulatory agencies have fueled crypto crime activities.

PANews reported on June 20 that blockchain security experts ZachXBT and Taylor Monahan pointed out that the promotion of memes by American politicians and the abandonment of some encryption lawsuits by regulatory agencies have fueled cryptocurrency crime activities. Data shows that losses due to hacking attacks, phishing scams, and Rug Pulls exceeded $2 billion in the first quarter of 2025. ZachXBT criticized the regulatory direction as being unfocused and failing to effectively combat undisclosed paid promotions and other behaviors. Monahan believes that the current cost of crime is extremely low and profits are substantial, leading to a continuous influx of hackers and scammers into the field. Experts warn that without effective regulatory measures, this "criminal Supercycle" could continue to worsen.
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04:06

EGL1 market capitalization exceeds 80 million USD

Odaily News GMGN market data shows that the Meme coin EGL1 on BSC has a market capitalization of over 80 million USD, but this token may be highly controlled by market makers or pose a rug risk. Odaily News reminds users that the price of Meme coins is highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.
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10:22

Analysis: The daily token graduation rate of Pump Fun is between 0.7% and 1%.

Gate News bot message, the defioasis data panel shows that in the past month, the average FDV of tokens graduating from the Pump Fun internal market to the DEX external market has maintained at $80,000 to $100,000, with a median FDV of over $4,000. The average FDV of the top ten tokens by daily graduating market capitalization is between $500,000 and $2,000,000. When large cap tokens are expedited, the average value exceeds $10,000,000, but the recent two high values were driven by low circulation Rug tokens.
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05:25

Encryption KOL Evaluation James Wynn Get Liquidated: Money comes easily, and it goes easily.

Gate News bot message, the crypto KOL scooter (@imperooterxbt), who was involved in exposing the LIBRA scandal, commented on social media about James Wynn's large high-leverage long order being partially liquidated, stating: "James Wynn is a typical example of why most scammers and rug pullers eventually lose everything. They have never experienced the value of earning money honestly and have never truly understood the effort required to make money. What comes easy goes easy."
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09:35

Argentinian lawmakers support an investigation into President Milei's alleged involvement in the Meme coin Libra scandal.

PANews April 9 news, according to Cointelegraph, Argentine Congressman supports investigating President Javier Milei for alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) Crypto Assets scandal. The House of Representatives passed the investigation proposal with 128 votes in favor, 93 against, and 7 abstentions. Previously, the proposal failed to advance in the Senate. Before this news broke, Milei had promoted the Meme coin LIBRA on social media. With the credibility of government officials and 3.8 million followers, the token's price quickly soared to $5, and its market capitalization briefly touched $4 billion. Subsequently, Milei faced allegations of misconduct. Critics have labeled LIBRA a "rug-pull" scam, claiming that Milei deceived investors into participating. Lawyer Jonatan Baldiviezo, along with M
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09:36

ZachXBT announced that it will no longer assist victims of low-barrier-to-entry Decentralized Finance protocols and suspicious projects.

According to the Gate.io News bot, reputed on-chain detective ZachXBT released a statement clearly stating that he will no longer assist two types of victims: first, users who lost funds due to vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols that are forks with low technical thresholds; second, users who encountered rug pulls in projects with almost no Kaito smart fans. ZachXBT also reminded users to conduct basic research before participating in projects to guard against deception from fake fans and meaningless terminology.
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12:59

Opinion: Meme coins are becoming "retail exploitation tools", which goes against the spirit of crypto decentralization

Fideum's co-founder and CEO, Anastasija Plotnikova, pointed out that the rise of the meme coin goes against the principle of decentralization of cryptocurrencies, and the increasing behavior of Rug Pulls exposes retail investors to exploitation. She argues that there is an unhealthy competitive environment in which the meme coin has evolved from a community-driven experiment to a chaotic situation where retail investors extract value. Plotnikova supports law enforcement intervention in some projects, arguing that certain acts are already clearly illegal.
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05:15

Vision founder responds to rumors of "Rug Pull": not missing, seeking overseas financing

On February 27th, Jinshi data, recently, the intelligent driving star start-up company, Zongmu Technology, has been caught in a whirlpool of public opinion, with negative news such as "Founder Rug Pull missing", "all staff in arrears", and "social security payment suspension" spreading in the industry. On February 26th, Tang Rui, the founder and CEO of Zongmu Technology, responded to the media, saying that he did not go missing and is currently actively seeking overseas financing.
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15:12

21Shares Chief Strategist: The LIBRA scandal marks the peak of memes' popularity, and regulatory pressure on public figures is imminent.

On February 19, Ξliézer Ndinga, Chief Strategy Officer of 21Shares, stated that the LIBRA Token scandal marked a decisive peak in the Meme coin frenzy, emphasizing the need for launchpad platforms to strengthen Risk Management. Global regulatory clarity is crucial, especially as government officials introduce Meme coins. Innovation should be open but protective barriers need to be established to safeguard consumers, prevent fraud, such as automatically flagging contracts with Rug-related addresses, and help investors avoid deception.
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09:16

QCP Capital: The LIBRA 'Rug Pull' scandal may suppress the AltCoin and Meme coin market, as the Options market is watching for policy changes

QCP Capital's latest analysis indicates that BTC's market dominance has risen to about 60%, close to a four-year high, while ETH and other alts have performed poorly. The recent scandal involving the 'Rug Pull' of the LIBRA project related to Argentine President Milea may have an impact on similar projects, suppressing the market for Altcoins and memes. Cryptocurrency implies low Volatility and VIX, and the Options market is cautiously watching policy changes, with trading focused on selling Volatility and range trading.
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12:15

Rapper Kanye West: will not issuanceToken to deceive fans

Jinse Finance reported that the well-known rapper Kanye West posted on social media, saying, “I won’t issuanceToken, I only do products, I only do what I love and understand. I am too wealthy to do anything else. Tokens use hype to deceive fans, just like the hyped sneaker culture.” Earlier, Kanye West stated on social media that he received a $2 million proposal requesting him to issue a RUG-pulled Meme token.
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04:52

An unverified contract was attacked by a flash loan, involving an amount of about 10.8 million US dollars

CertiK Alert report found that a Flash Loans attack was carried out using the unverified 0x2d70d62deb1cb9918ff6be7bb5d173e8cd4ad854 contract. The attacker exchanged 226 BNB for ADACash and profited through sandwich trading, involving an amount of approximately $108,000. The Address is said to be related to the rug-pull incident of earnhubBSC from the end of 2021 to early 2022.
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01:12

Kanye: Someone proposed to pay me $2 million to launch RUG disc memes, and I have refused their request

Prominent trend artist Kanye West has rejected a 'collaboration' request to promote a Meme coin that defrauds his fan community. According to chat screenshots, Kanye was asked to promote a RUG Meme coin and was offered an upfront payment of $750,000. Afterward, they would announce that his account was hacked and pay an additional $1.25 million. The mastermind behind this 'collaboration' claimed that it could yield tens of millions of dollars in profit.
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00:49

Musk released encryption trading tax dispute issues, mentioning the short-term project surged over 120%

BlockBeats News, on January 3rd, Musk posted a dispute over the taxation of encryption transactions on his social platform. The original text was "The customer purchased cumrocket worth $7,000 and staked it for 3 months to earn a return of 6,900%. Then they sold it and withdrew the profits to invest in NFTitties, but the developer rug pulled the project and they only successfully liquidated 10% of the funds. Can the customer deduct the gas fee for minting to balance short-term Capital Gains Tax?". Influenced by this news, the token CumRocket (CUMMIES) with the same name experienced a short-term surge.
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14:16

Blockaid: Around 59% of new Tokens issued in 2024 are malicious

ChainCatcher News, according to CoinDesk, a report from blockchain security company Blockaid shows that approximately 59% of new tokens issued in 2024 have malicious characteristics, with rug-pull scams accounting for 27% of malicious tokens. In addition, Blockaid's on-chain detection and response (ODR) platform data shows that the losses caused by cryptocurrency hacker attacks and scams in 2024 have dropped significantly to $1.4 billion, compared to the $56 billion reported by the FBI in 2023.
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11:49

El Salvador President BTC advisor Max Keiser: raised his personal target price for BTC to $2.2 million

PANews reported on December 8th that Max Keiser, senior BTC advisor to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, stated on X platform that he personally raised the target price of BTC from $220,000 to $2.2 million. The probability of Michael Saylor's speculative attack on the $20 trillion global gold market is very high, and MicroStrategy is using leverage to tap into the $200 trillion global fixed income market to "Rug"
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04:09

MetaMask co-founder: A comparison of the experience of issuing MemeCoin CONSENT on WC and SOL chains has been conducted, and currently Pump.fun has higher returns.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay said he is comparing the meme coin experience of Warpcast and SOL. The CONSENT token has different on-chain market capitalizations. There has been a large number of people rushing and rug pulling in the Clanker on-chain community. Pump.fun on-chain at least has developers who are true founding members, and the profits have been several times higher than Clanker. Solana on-chain CONSENT market cap is temporarily reported at $7 million, and Base on-chain market cap is temporarily reported at $2.5 million.
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