Crypto Scam Radar

Ep 10: Getting Rugged — and today's movers. How this scheme works and the on-chain checks that catch it.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/what-to-do-after-a-rug/?utm_source=podcast

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Holder distribution tells you who actually controls a token. Pull up the top wallets and do the math.

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Bundled snipers rig the first block of a token's life. The deployer submits the launch and a batch of buys from their own wallets in one bundle, so insiders own the bottom before the public sees a single candle.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/sniper-bots-bundled-launches/?utm_source=podcast

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A liquidity lock is supposed to prove the team cannot run off with the pool. The pool tokens go into a time-locked contract, or get burned outright, so the classic exit rug becomes impossible.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/liquidity-locks-explained/?utm_source=podcast

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Ep 5: Wallet Drainer — and today's movers. How this scheme works and the on-chain checks that catch it.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/token-approval-drains-and-revoking/?utm_source=podcast

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Fake volume is manufactured with wash trading. Bots swap a token back and forth between wallets the same operator controls, so the pair rockets up the trending lists with what looks like real demand.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/fake-volume-wash-trading/?utm_source=podcast

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Pump dot fun made launching a token as easy as posting a meme, and that is exactly the risk. Most launches come from anonymous wallets that also launched yesterday's failures.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/pumpfun-launch-risk-profile/?utm_source=podcast

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A token risk scan is the thirty seconds of homework that beats most scams. Paste in a contract address and the scanner reads what the code and the chain actually say.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/how-to-read-a-token-risk-scan/?utm_source=podcast

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Fake support scams start the moment you complain in public. Post a question in a crypto Discord or on X, and within minutes a helpful admin slides into your DMs.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/token-impersonation-red-flags/?utm_source=podcast

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Address poisoning attacks your copy-and-paste habit. The scammer generates a wallet address whose first and last characters match one you send to often, then fires a dust transaction at you so the lookalike shows up in your transaction history.

Read the full guide: https://hostdefi.com/guides/verify-token-contract-address/?utm_source=podcast

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