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• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Arbistar Trading Bot Overpayment (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/arbistartradingbotoverpayment.php}} thumb|ArbistarArbistar was not a cryptocurrency exchange, but rather a simple scheme where investors would pay upfront money for future returns, with extra bonuses for recruiting others. Where did those returns come from? From a trading bot that is supposedly the first bot ever to be able to consistently generate an arbitrage profit. And t...")
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Arbistar.jpg
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Arbistar.jpg
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page YFDexF Finance Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/yfdexffinanceexitscam.php}} thumb|YFDexFYFDexF was one platform which you could have afforded to miss out on. After advertising extensively on social media with free give-aways for retweets and hash tags, the project then disappeared with investor funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About YFDexF == The "DeFi project Yfdexf.Finance"...")
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Yfdexf.jpg
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• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coral Finance Reentrancy Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coralfinancereentrancyattack.php}} While there is limited information available online, the Coral Finance is another example where a project with a smart contract hot wallet was breached and user funds were lost. In this case, the exploit was related to the way EOS uses wRAM. It does not appear that anything was done to assist affected users in this case, as the project appears to have disappeared...")
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Emerald Mine Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/emeraldmineexitscam.php}} thumb|Emerald MineA user created a smart contract on the EOS platform, which placed them in exclusive control of a large liquidity pool. They funded the contract with a sizable amount of EOS. After others started also using their platform, they then used their access permissions to withdraw the funds. Many of the withdrawals were caught by tradin...")
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Emeraldmine.jpg
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• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Eterbase Hot Wallets Breached (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/eterbasehotwalletsbreached.php}} thumb|EterbaseA large amount of funds were taken from multiple hot wallets on the Eterbase exchange platform. The exchange decided to shut down for 4 months, and when they relaunched, were surprised to find that there was very little interest in using the platform to trade. Eventually, the exchange closed down for good. It was not clear what...")
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Eterbase.jpg
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• 11:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CherryFi Contract Vulnerabilities (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cherryficontractvulnerabilities.php}} It appears that CherryFi launched a platform which was broken and froze user's funds. It's unclear if the project got any traction. There is no website, and the GITbook site is directing to a separate Constellation Finance project. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About CherryFi == "$CF is born from the need for a plat...")
• 11:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Fake Acala Network Token (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapfakeacalanetworktoken.php}} thumb|UniswapUniswap allows anyone to list a token. Therefore, there have been a massive number of scams with tokens named similarly to popular tokens. The Akale Netowrk did not have a token. There was still a reasonable chance someone may have looked for one, and ended up purchasing from a scammer. This is a global/international case not in...")
• 11:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page SushiSwap Founder Withdrawal (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sushiswapfounderwithdrawal.php}} thumb|SushiSwapChefNomi was an anonymous developer who created the Sushi Swap protocol. At one point, after there was criticism in the community, he decided to withdraw the development fund, and convert it to ethereum. He felt that he was entitled to this, as he had launched the project. However, many individuals using the platform disagree...")
• 11:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Sushiswap.jpg
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• 11:57, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Soft Yearn (SFYI) Rebase Exploit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/softyearnsfyirebaseexploit.php}} thumb|Soft YearnAn exploit in the SFYI Rebase mechanism allowed a crypto trader to profit significantly. The Soft Yearn team has committed to reimburse investors. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Soft Yearn == "The token SYFI was launched as a soft-pegged adaptive cryptocurrency that expands or...")
• 11:56, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Softyearn.jpg
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• 11:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Pizza DeFi's Epic Crash (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pizzadefisepiccrash.php}} thumb|Pizza DeFiPizza Finance created a token with almost no initial liquidity. This spread virally, for reasons that are not immediately clear, since there was nothing inherently unique about the token and many other tokens also call themselves PIZZA. While no assets were lost, all participants who purchased the tokens for a high price and didn...")
• 11:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Pizzafinance.jpg
• 11:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Pizzafinance.jpg
• 11:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Hot Dog DeFi Crashes (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/hotdogdeficrashes.php}} thumb|Hot DogThe Hot Dog price was heavily inflated and then dropped within hours. The exchange appears to be down now, though Twitter and Telegram remain. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Hot Dog == "HotdogSwap was launched on September 2." "The newly cloned DeFi protocol called Hotdog promised insane...")
• 11:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Hotdogswap.jpg
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• 11:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Electrum 1400 Bitcoins Stolen (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/electrum1400bitcoinsstolen.php}} thumb|ElectrumElectrum is one of the most popular wallet softwares available for storing and transacting with bitcoins online. Scammers would run nodes that return an error requesting the user to update their nodes when a transaction broadcast is requested. The upgrade software provided is malicious and steals the user's funds. A user with aro...")
• 11:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ethereum Classic Third 51% Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ethereumclassicthird51attack.php}} thumb|UnknownThe Ethereum Classic blockchain is vulnerable to 51% attacks due to the low hash power. Unknown victims (which may include some exchange platforms) fell victim to the attack and lost $5m. In the 51% attack, a single group or individual purchases or repurposes a massive amount of hashing power. This enables them to produc...")
• 11:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ethereumclassic.jpg
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• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Degens Money Degenerates (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/degensmoneydegenerates.php}} thumb|Degens MoneyThe Degens Money platform was experimental in nature and required users to click past a number of warnings, at which point they gave full access to their ethereum wallet (and any held ERC20 tokens) to the platform. Once connected up, there was no easy way to revoke the granted permissions. Users had to follow the set of instru...")
• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Degensmoney.jpg
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• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinbase Sim Swapping Lawsuit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbasesimswappinglawsuit.php}} thumb|CoinbaseA New York resident was a regular Coinbase platform user, who protected their account using SMS-based two factor authentication. On August 26th, 2020, their mobile phone number was swapped over by their mobile phone carrier, Sprint. This allowed the attacker to reset their Coinbase password and gain entry into their account, and...")
• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BTC ERA Phishing Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/btceraphishingattack.php}} thumb|Bitcoin EraBitcoin Era is a trading tool which purports to allow for profitable cryptocurrency trading. As if the service weren't suspicious enough by claiming 99% success in transactions and marketing itself using celebrities, there were reports of phishing emails claiming to be from Bitcoin Era but actually from a separate scammer. Once th...")
• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitcoinera.jpg
• 11:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitcoinera.jpg
• 11:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinbit Seizure/Investigation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbitseizureinvestigation.php}} thumb|CoinbitCoinbit was a platform which was allegedly run by Choi, with reports of violently assaulting other staff, stealing from staff through extortion, and self-professing to have underworld gangster crime connections. There were two other executives who were unnamed and supposedly involved, however it's unclear the level of role they pl...")
• 11:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinbit.jpg
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• 11:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Chick Finance For Dinner (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/chickfinancefordinner.php}} thumb|Chick FinanceNot only was the Chick Finance team completely and deliberately anonymous, but they stored customer funds in a smart contract hot wallet which was deliberately backdoored in a very clever way. They were actually surprisingly honest on the site, stating there was no audit and to use the contract at your own risk. Using a clev...")
• 11:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Chickfinance.jpg
• 11:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Chickfinance.jpg
• 11:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page YFValue Exploit Found (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/yfvalueexploitfound.php}} thumb|Value DeFiIn this issue, YFValue (precursor to Value DeFi) almost loses access to a very large portion of liquid funds on the platform. They upgrade to a new platform, but some people still insist on using the old one. Some of those individuals who had their funds at threat, decide to extort the project in an attempt to recover the funds. The...")
• 11:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Valuedefi.jpg
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• 11:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinBerry ETransfer Glitch Fraud (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinberryetransferglitchfraud.php}} thumb|CoinBerryIn April 2020, CoinBerry reportedly made an update to their service which allowed customers to purchase bitcoin with what we can presume to be nothing more than starting an eTransfer process. It appears this was exploited all the way through to August 24th, 2020, when withdrawals were shut off for a period of 17 hours. Accor...")
• 11:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coinberry.jpg
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