The alleged scammer behind the ZKasino rug pull has reportedly lost over $27 million in a high-risk Ethereum trade as crypto market turbulence continues to catch overleveraged traders. On April 7, blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens revealed that the scammer had exited a 20x leveraged long position on ETH using the Hyperliquid trading platform. The […]
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ZKasino denied it tried to make off with $33 million of investor funds in April and has now opened up a short refund window.
The 6,021 wstETH recently moved back equates to around two-thirds of the amount that went missing in the exit scam.
The Netherlands’ Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) announced the arrest of a 26-year-old suspected to be involved in the ZKasino decentralized gambling platform scam. Meanwhile, speculations within the crypto community suggest that the arrested person could potentially be the pseudonymous founder of the platform known as Derivatives Monke. Asset seizures In the wake of […]
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Crypto-related exploits and scams plummeted 68% in April compared to the previous month, reaching a historic low of $25.7 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. A breakdown of the incidents showed that the bulk of the losses, totaling $21 million, stemmed from exploits targeting blockchain protocols. Additionally, users suffered losses of $4.3 million due […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the issues with ZKasino were evidence that the term “Zero-Knowledge (ZK)” has gained enough prominence in the industry to attract misuse by fraudulent actors. Buterin’s comment followed revelations that the blockchain-based gambling platform rugged its users — resulting in the loss of roughly $33 million worth of Ethereum (ETH). According to […]
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On-chain data shows ZKasino moved $33 million worth of users’ bridged ETH to Lido, while users claim it rescinded a plan to return their crypto.