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Welcome to the largest and most detailed repository of cryptocurrency scams, hacks, and frauds in the world. Our goal is to merge all the separate repositories and lists for various hack, scam, and fraud events in the cryptocurrency space. Find information on all cases - both major and minor events. Use the repository to research the best security practices, compare policy decisions, and evaluate procedures for handling what may come.

Access Case Studies

Case studies are all free to access. You can search for a case using the search bar. Lists of cases are also available below.

Global List of All Cases - All case studies. The full repository.

Centralized Exchange Cases - Case studies for scams, hacks, and frauds on centralized exchange platforms.

All Smart Contract Cases - Case studies for scams, hacks, and frauds involving smart contracts.

List of Case Study Lists - Even more lists which may be useful for specialized research or analysis.

Award Winning Case Studies - A list of the "top" case studies in terms of completion, most damaging, most notable.

Random Case Study Page - Find a random case study which you can learn about or contribute to.

Prevention Policies

A key goal of the repository is to find a complete set of best practices to prevent losses for individuals, organizations, and regulators. Compiling the best practices together create frameworks which you can access below. By implementing a framework, you can protect against all historic incidents.

Prevention Policies for Individuals - The best practices you can use to secure your funds and protect yourself against theft.

Prevention Policies for Platforms - The best practices which platforms can use to better secure their services and users against attacks.

Prevention Policies for Regulators - A set of effective regulatory policies to prevent theft and other criminal activity on the blockchain.

Contribute To Cases

This is an open wiki. We invite you to contribute and we need your help! If you are new, here are some guides to help you get started:

General Tutorial on Wikis - For new wiki editors - some basic insights and guidance to get started!

Anatomy of a Case Study - Read about how we format and structure cast studies in our repository.

List of Known Case Issues - A "task list" of known problems/issues you can help tackle quickly.

Current Case Study Leads - Case study leads. New websites, articles, or events. Drop links here.

Recently Modified Cases - Go here to see which recent case study changes should be reviewed.

Random Case Study Page - Find a random case study which you can learn about or contribute to.

Adding New Cases

To help expand the repository with new cases, see these sections:

Process For Adding New Cases - The process for adding to the automated case lists.

Criteria for Case Inclusion - We have criteria for what gets included and doesn't.

Known Case Repositories - Other sources online which often contain case studies.