On December 21, #数字资产市场洞察 , an important reminder was issued by the Ethereum community. A phishing attack incident involving 50 million USDT has drawn the attention of the community foundation, which spoke out directly on X.
The core advice is straightforward: stop using ellipses to truncate wallet addresses. As you can see, many people habitually display addresses like this 0x1234...abcd, which looks neat, but this habit gives scammers an opportunity. Fully displaying address information is the correct approach — this can significantly reduce the risk of phishing.
This incident has sounded an alarm for holders of mainstream coins like $ETH, $BNB, and $SOL. In the cryptocurrency market, security is always the top priority. A small detail missed could mean your assets being transferred away.
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MEVictim
· 2025-12-23 10:13
Oh no, 50 million is gone just because of such a small detail, I really can't hold it anymore.
Digging deeper, this ellipsis system really has endless hidden dangers, only the complete Address is reliable.
I really want to know how those guys who were scammed reacted? They must be regretting it deeply.
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GweiTooHigh
· 2025-12-22 06:01
Oh no, 50 million USDT just vanished like that. The habit of using ellipses can really be deadly.
Let's use the complete address; don't be lazy, everyone. These small details can make a life-or-death difference.
This reminder came just in time; otherwise, changing the wallet address slightly could lead to trouble. It's terrifying.
Using ellipses seems convenient, but in fact, it rolls out the red carpet for scammers. Lesson learned.
Attention, coin holders: this small matter of displaying the complete address cannot be overlooked. It's a painful lesson.
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LiquidatedNotStirred
· 2025-12-21 14:20
The ellipsis truncating the address is really brilliant; I used to think it was safer this way... but instead, it opened the door for scammers, and 50 million just disappeared.
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staking_gramps
· 2025-12-21 14:10
Wow, 50 million USDT just disappeared like that? I've used the ellipsis trick before, but I didn't expect it to actually be a loophole.
On December 21, #数字资产市场洞察 , an important reminder was issued by the Ethereum community. A phishing attack incident involving 50 million USDT has drawn the attention of the community foundation, which spoke out directly on X.
The core advice is straightforward: stop using ellipses to truncate wallet addresses. As you can see, many people habitually display addresses like this 0x1234...abcd, which looks neat, but this habit gives scammers an opportunity. Fully displaying address information is the correct approach — this can significantly reduce the risk of phishing.
This incident has sounded an alarm for holders of mainstream coins like $ETH, $BNB, and $SOL. In the cryptocurrency market, security is always the top priority. A small detail missed could mean your assets being transferred away.