Leviathan News6 Mars 2024

The Billion Dollar Crypto Scam Industry w/ ChainPatrol

Summary

In this conversation, Samuel McCulloch interviews Nikita, the founder of Chain Patrol, about the rise of scams and phishing attacks in the crypto space. They discuss the various types of scams, including phishing scams and pig butchering scams, and the sophisticated techniques scammers use to steal funds. Nikita explains the importance of user security and the efforts of Chain Patrol to protect users against scams. They also highlight the need for collaboration among security companies and the role of prevention in combating scams. The conversation provides tips for keeping oneself safe and concludes with information on where to find Nikita and Chain Patrol.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Market Update

01:03 The Rise of Scams in the Crypto Space

03:00 Overview of Scams in the Crypto Industry

03:30 Phishing Scams

04:00 Sophistication of Phishing Scams

05:24 Avoiding Support Requests on Social Media

06:16 Cloning Legitimate Company Websites

07:10 Challenges with Transaction Simulation

08:07 Creating New and Complicated Contracts

09:06 Exploiting Contract Variables

10:04 Bit Flip Attacks

11:00 Pig Butchering Scams

12:24 Building Trust and Stealing Funds

14:44 Detecting Pig Butchering Scams

16:36 Difficulties in Tracing Scammers

21:48 Collaboration among Security Companies

23:14 Chain Patrol's Prevention Measures

25:37 Integration with Wallets and Security Extensions

27:00 Challenges in Enforcing and Collecting Funds

28:27 Importance of Privacy and Prevention

28:57 Tips for Keeping Yourself Safe

31:18 Chain Patrol's Role in Attack Detection

34:34 Conclusion and Where to Find Nikita

Upptäck Premium

Prova 14 dagar kostnadsfritt

Skaffa Premium

Avsnitt(397)

Coinbase International Launches, crvUSD to testnet, Three Arrrows Capital Reprimanded

Telegram: https://t.me/leviathan_news Twitter: https://twitter.com/leviathan_news Discord: https://discord.gg/7WtnhqJ7za YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leviathan_News Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69yxNKomUIbdNMFoTjp49K • Maverick exchange launches liquidity incentive program Link (339.79 clicks / hour) • Blur launches Blend, a new NFT lending/borrowing platform. Degens rejoice Link • Gemini Foundation launches non-US derivatives excahnge. Puts Coinbase to shame by offering 100x leverage. Link (223.75 clicks / hour) • Blend by Paradigm releases P2P perpetual lending protocol with arbitrary collateral and no oracle dependencies Link (98.09 clicks / hour) • Looking back on Yuga Labs after 2 years Link (236.45 clicks / hour) • Curve Finance's crvUSD stablecoin deployed on Sepolia testnet ahead of Ethereum mainnet launch. Link (70.29 clicks / hour) • Coinbase International launches, offering 5x perpetuals contracts Link (8.87 clicks / hour) • Dubai reprimands Three Arrows Founders over new crypto project. Link (13.76 clicks / hour) • Ownership of cryptocurrency at highest in inflation hotspots: 27.1% Turkey, 23.5% Argentina Link (2.06 clicks / hour) • Curve / Convex LPs as collateral on FraxLend? - Link (8.84 clicks / hour) • Leviathan News flippens Vice Media as they file for bankruptcy Link (3.10 clicks / hour) • Level Finance referral contract exploited. $LVL drops 70%, recovers 180% in a few minutes. Link (1.48 clicks / hour) • Ethereum Network fees surge 153% in 30 Days Link (2.60 clicks / hour) • April adjusted on-chain volume of Bitcoin/Ethereum falls 15% month over month Link (1.38 clicks / hour)

2 Maj 202326min