An unidentified crypto investor has lost over $3 million in a highly coordinated phishing attack after unknowingly authorizing a malicious contract...

Ethereum Tokens Scams Hacks

Sep, 12, 2025

2 min read

by CryptoSlate

80% of top WLFI holders cash out within hours as phishing threats loom

Around 80% of the top 10 largest holders of World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token took profits within a day of the asset’s launch. On Sept. 2, pseud...

Ethereum Trading Tokens WLFI

Sep, 02, 2025

2 min read

by CryptoSlate

Venus Protocol suspends platform after phishing scam drains $27 million, XVS falls 6%

Venus Protocol temporarily suspended its platform on Sept. 2 after a user lost tens of millions of dollars in a targeted phishing incident. The pau...

Scams Hacks Phishing Venus Protocol

Sep, 02, 2025

1 min read

by CryptoSlate

Crypto User Loses $3.05 Million in Sophisticated Phishing Attack

One victim lost $908K from a phishing approval signed 458 days earlier, showing how old permissions remain dangerous.

Scams Phishing

Aug, 06, 2025

< 1 min read

by CryptoPotato

The many faces of crypto crime and the relentless cat-and-mouse chase

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go be...

AI Scams Crime Chainalysis

Jul, 20, 2025

12 min read

by CryptoSlate