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• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Value DeFi Fire Sale (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/valuedefifiresale.php}} thumb|Value DeFiValueDeFi had previous issues in August 2020, November 2020, and again 2 days prior. They haven't yet proposed compensation for this latest attack. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Value DeFi == "Before rebranding, the DeFi space knew Value DeFi as YFValue (YFV). The project was inspired...")
• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Tanabata Finance/Taba Finance Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tanabatafinancetabafinanceexitscam.php}} thumb|Tanabata FinanceFeaturing a fake CertiK audit and naming itself after a large Japanese festival, Tanabata Finance burst onto the scene. The owner had built themselves a smart contract which enabled them to take all users funds, and luckily there was not a significant volume of deposits. This is a global/international case not...")
• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tabafinance.jpg
• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Tabafinance.jpg
• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Value DeFi On Sale Again (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/valuedefionsaleagain.php}} thumb|Value DeFiValueDeFi was previously breached in November 2020, which was actually their second issue, since they had another issue where funds were at risk in August 2020. Their solution was to mint additional tokens, which would obviously devalue the tokens. They plan to offset that by minting more tokens. This is a global/international cas...")
• 23:46, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BitBuy Korea Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitbuykoreaexitscam.php}} BitBuy Korea launched a platform using similar branding to BitBuy (an exchange in Canada), and offering 500x leverage. The company was unregistered in South Korea and the website later closed down without providing depositors back their funds. This exchange or platform is based in South Korea, or the incident targeted people primarily in South Korea. == About BitBuy Kor...")
• 23:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coinbase Phishing Attacks (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbasephishingattacks.php}} thumb|CoinbaseCoinbase is one of the leading crptocurrency exchange platforms in the United States. Around the timeframe of April-May 2021, scammers started launching phishing attacks targetting Coinbase users. In these schemes, the scammers would scare the user into believing that their account had been breached. When the user tried to restore t...")
• 23:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Spartan Protocol Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/spartanprotocolhack.php}} thumb|Spartan ProtocolSpartan Protocol is yet another audited smart contract that did something stupid. A lot of people lost a lot of money in this case. It appears that the Spartan community has plans forward to rebuild through a new token, with the old tokens swapped one for one with the new tokens. This is a global/international case not...")
• 23:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Spartanprotocol.jpg
• 23:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Spartanprotocol.jpg
• 23:45, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Vine Protocol Airdrop Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vineprotocolairdropscam.php}} thumb|Vine ProtocolVine Protocol created a nice whitepaper, website, and proposed to launch a new decentralized finance platform. If you performed some steps, you were supposedly set up to receive 500 of the free VINE tokens. However, when it came time to actually launch, they asked people to send 0.1BNB in order to receive the airdrop, whi...")
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Vineprotocol.jpg
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Vineprotocol.jpg
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page HotBit Downtime and Privacy Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/hotbitdowntimeandprivacybreach.php}} thumb|HotBitThe Hotbit exchange was attacked, putting $14m in hot wallet assets at risk. In this case, the situation was lucky because the risk control system kicked in to prevent the theft and funds were moved to cold storage before the attacker could steal them. This exchange or platform is based in China, or the incident targeted people...")
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Hotbit.jpg
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Hotbit.jpg
• 23:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DelicacyDefi Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/delicacydefirugpull.php}} thumb|DelicacyDefiThe anonymous developers behind DelicacyDefi launched a new smart contract hot wallet, complete with an innovative new backdoor. Despite lacking an audit, it appears many added liquidity here. It appears that liquidity was withdrawn on April 27th. The website and social media appear to have been deleted. This is a global/int...")
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Knights Defi Lottery Bug Fixed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/knightsdefilotterybugfixed.php}} thumb|Knights DefiThe Knights Defi smart contract included a lottery. While the lottery was not actively running, the smart contract was still live and there were still some funds sitting in a smart contract hot wallet. Due to having a bug bounty program, a white hat hacker uncovered the issue and claimed the reward. The contract funds wer...")
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Knightsdefi.jpg
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Knightsdefi.jpg
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PantherSwap Lottery Bug Fixed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pantherswaplotterybugfixed.php}} thumb|PantherSwapThe PancakeSwap smart contract included a lottery. While the lottery was not actively running, the smart contract was still live and there may have been funds in the smart contract hot wallet. Due to having a bug bounty program, a white hat hacker uncovered the issue and claimed the reward. The PantherSwap smart contract w...")
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Pantherswap.jpg
• 23:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Pantherswap.jpg
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page ApeSwap Lottery Bug Fixed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/apeswaplotterybugfixed.php}} thumb|ApeSwapThe ApeSwap smart contract included a lottery. While the lottery was not actively running, the smart contract was still live and there were still funds sitting in a smart contract hot wallet. Due to having a bug bounty program, a white hat hacker uncovered the issue and claimed the reward. The contract funds were withdrawn. This is a...")
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Apeswap.jpg
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Apeswap.jpg
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PancakeSwap Lottery Bug Fixed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pancakeswaplotterybugfixed.php}} thumb|PancakeSwapThe PancakeSwap smart contract included a lottery. While the lottery was not actively running, the smart contract was still live and there were still $700k sitting in a smart contract hot wallet. Due to having a bug bounty program, a white hat hacker uncovered the issue and claimed the reward. The contract funds were withd...")
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uranium Finance Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uraniumfinancehack.php}} thumb|Uranium FinanceThe Uranium Finance smart contract upgraded their code base, modified in a way which added an exploit. Either this happened on purpose by one member of their team and wasn't noticed, or it happened by accident. Given the history of having two hacks in the same month, and the nature of the code being modified to specifically...")
• 23:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page VeBitcoin Shuts Down (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vebitcoinshutsdown.php}} thumb|VeBitcoinThere is a significant difference between the simple protection layer provided by BitGo and a multi-signature wallet which requires the authorization of multiple exchange operators. In addition, the BitGo wallet was an online hot wallet. Finally, it appears that the exchange may have been operating fractionally. There is little evidenc...")
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Vebitcoin.jpg
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Vebitcoin.jpg
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Moose Money Never Launched (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/moosemoneyneverlaunched.php}} thumb|Moose MoneyMoose Money was a supposed yield farm launched by anonymous developers, suspected to be run by the same individual(s) as Mozart Finance. The team promised a large yield farm, and then rug pulled the day before it was supposed to launch. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Moose Money...")
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Moosemoney.jpg
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Moosemoney.jpg
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Thodex CEO Flees Collapse (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ceofleesthodexcollapse.php}} thumb|ThodexWhile The Thodex matter is still ongoing, it would appear that the vast majority of people involved have been released at this point. There is also no suggestion that others conspired to assist him in leaving the country with user funds. There is suggestion that Thodex was already in a challenging position, and may have in fact been oper...")
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Thodex.jpg
• 23:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Thodex.jpg
• 23:40, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Moonhere "Fair Launch" Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/moonherefairlaunchexitscam.php}} thumb|MoonhereMoonhere used the right buzzwords, claiming to be a fair launch, audited, and incapable of rugging. Despite the warnings from CertiK, many participants even still denied the concerns. Shortly thereafter, $110k of liquidity was pulled from the contract. The website and social media are gone. This is a global/international case no...")
• 23:40, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Moonhere.jpg
• 23:40, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Moonhere.jpg
• 23:40, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Midas Dollar Peg Lost (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/midasdollarpeglost.php}} thumb|Midas DollarMidas Dollar was an algorithmic stablecoin which is designed to adjust the supply dynamically to maintain a price peg of $1. While a key part of the pitch was that the team was not anonymous, there were limited details available about who was behind the token. After many months of trading far above the peg, the coin appears to hav...")
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Midasdollar.jpg
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Midasdollar.jpg
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cryptoption Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cryptoptionexitscam.php}} thumb|CryptoptionCryptoption (as an anonymous unvetted team) launched an investment fundraiser for a new exchange platform. They disappeared with the funds of investors, and it does not appear that any recovery or investigation in progress. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Cryptoption == "Cryptoptio...")
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Cryptoption.jpg
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Cryptoption.jpg
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page AfriCrypt Platform "Hacked" (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/africryptplatformhacked.php}} thumb|AfriCryptDue to a market void caused by a lack of regulation, AfriCrypt was founded in South Africa and grew to massive size as the leading exchange platform. There was no oversight as the platform assets were depleted and the platform was utilized by every range of nefarious actors. Some blockchain analysis alleges that the platform was...")
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Africrypt.jpg
• 23:39, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Africrypt.jpg
• 23:38, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page EasyFi's Easy Finishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/easyfi'seasyfinishing.php}} thumb|EasyFiDecentralized code offers no opportunity to cancel or reverse even obviously fraudulent requests. This was made worse by managing the entire contract from what was effectively a hot wallet. The country for this case study is not yet known. == About EasyFi == "EasyFi is a Layer 2 DeFi lending protocol designed for digital assets powered...")