Scam patterns
Wallet-app impersonation
A counterfeit app copies the branding and interface of a known wallet.
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Image & sources
Editorial selection from separate research topics.
Scam patterns
Wallet-connect session abuse
A connection creates a persistent channel between a wallet and a hostile application.
Market structure
Wash trading and the appearance of demand
Volume needs counterparties, ownership context and a method before it becomes evidence of manipulation.
Wallets & security
What an audit or scanner actually covers
Scope, version, exclusions and unresolved findings are the useful parts of the report.
Control & evidence · Research method
What the dashboard counts: addresses, transactions, volume and people
A chain can be busy without every transaction representing a new person, a successful trade or an economic gain.
MASTR research
When a prediction-market win is staged
MASTR's analysis of promotional content that makes fabricated success look like an ordinary user's experience.
Scam patterns
Withdrawal-fee escalation
A platform demands tax, insurance, gas or verification money before release.
Crypto history
Wormhole message-verification failure
In February 2022 an attacker bypassed Wormhole verification and minted unbacked wrapped ETH on Solana.
Chains & networks
XRP Ledger: validators, XRP and issued assets
A trusted validator list is a consensus input, not a list of asset guarantees.
DeFi & governance
Yield: identify who pays it
Borrower interest, trading fees, subsidies and new deposits are different sources of return.