This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/After-Pickle8281 on 2024-01-18 09:53:21+00:00.

---

CRO changed its bonded ratio. It also reduced the APR in DEFI from %7ish to %5.68. This news should be bullish, but it caused a dip in its price. It only shows that some stakers were there for the APR and not for the technology. I'm still bullish in this token What is your technical opinion? By technical opinion I don't mean "I bought this token and I got roasted, %$&=% sold a at loss f*xj CDC", I mean a discussion level opinion.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/MinimalGravitas on 2024-01-18 09:25:31+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/MinimalGravitas on 2024-01-18 09:25:31+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/icebergiman on 2024-01-18 09:11:19+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/only-on-the-wknd on 2024-01-18 08:17:48+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/jbtravel84 on 2024-01-18 04:20:15+00:00.

---

40 MILLION! I think it's a conservative number.

We could be talking about 100's of MILLIONS from this one organization.

Investment scams are some of the worst type of blockchain crime around. This particular scheme appeared to to be targeting UK users through Whatsapp.

The group is a mix of hired guns (scammers) and victims interacting in a chatroom. All of the numbers appear to be +44 to make it look like a legit investing operation. The hired guns talk about how much money they've made with the platform, and mention that you too can be like them!

To the left is inside what the Whatsapp Investment Group looks like. To the right is a post by a victim alerting about the scam. Thanks to CryptoExposed23 on twitter for building an account just to track this scam.

The scam is always the same. Users "invest" in the investment platform and receive big gains over time. The user continues to invest, but when it comes time to withdraw, there's always a problem. You can't!

A victim who lost mid-six figures reached out to me asking for help tracking where the funds went.

I expected this to be a clear cut, your funds are here!

Instead, a worm hole of endless intermediary and deposit addresses opened up.

Most of the scams I deal with happen on the Bitcoin or Ethereum blockchains. However, this one is all TRON USDT. (Low fees!)

Let's follow the money!

Hacker Wallets

• TNFXSER8SxP5EeUBAQZXp9onLmyK4mxLeb - Hacker 350K UK 1
• TPEedMh4nSgcwew4wBM6evJkK4UsK56DQt - Hacker 350K UK 2
• TMNUcWtaSsauWp6wxCjWiFNgBSWsXXazAR - Hacker 350K UK 3
• TEZxC6T1ct74XaYfW6Y2HiBgtrUAfcfcRq - Hacker 350K UK 4
• TS51Fu1APb1tfrp7RakEjko7xsLMMSNKb1 - Hacker 350K UK 5
• TPEedeRH6BNBi5Aa1d6WfddGbJUTK56DQt - Hacker 350K UK 6
• TC3xLtV46LaYZpYZ6ExRpnEgWeQPfBf4Vy - Hacker 350K UK 7 [Intermediary]
• THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8 [Intermediary]
• TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9 [Intermediary]
• TMZsm5onFqDPqfzTAG3tb663PmnVcoPyM8 - Hacker 350K UK 10 [Intermediary]
• THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11 [Intermediary]

Primary Wallets used to Steal Victims Funds

I tried to map out the primary wallets, but the graph would take up an entire movie screen!

Below are the wallets the scammer used to steal funds from victims. All of these wallets sent the stolen funds to intermediary wallets, which then were sent to various exchanges. The bullet points are where most of the outgoing transaction went.

TNFXSER8SxP5EeUBAQZXp9onLmyK4mxLeb - Hacker 350K UK 1

• TC3xLtV46LaYZpYZ6ExRpnEgWeQPfBf4Vy - Hacker 350K UK 7
• THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8

Most of the funds here went to TC3xLtV46LaYZpYZ6ExRpnEgWeQPfBf4Vy - Hacker 350K UK 7. I’ll get to that wallet later. I’m assuming this is the wallet mostly used by the scammer to collect from victims. Hacker 350K UK 7 is an intermediary wallet and used to off ramp to exchanges.

• $128,950 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 7.
• $30,000 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 8.

TPEedMh4nSgcwew4wBM6evJkK4UsK56DQt - Hacker 350K UK 2

• TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9

Same as above. All of the funds here went to TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9. Hacker 350K UK 9 is an intermediary wallet and used to off ramp to exchanges.

• $325,740K transferred to Hacker 350K UK 9

TMNUcWtaSsauWp6wxCjWiFNgBSWsXXazAR - Hacker 350K UK 3

• TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9

An exact repeat as above. $165,200 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 9

TEZxC6T1ct74XaYfW6Y2HiBgtrUAfcfcRq - Hacker 350K UK 4

• TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9

An exact repeat as above. $128,950 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 9.

TS51Fu1APb1tfrp7RakEjko7xsLMMSNKb1- Hacker 350K UK 5

• TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9
• TMZsm5onFqDPqfzTAG3tb663PmnVcoPyM8 - Hacker 350K UK 10

Same as above.

• $85,950 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 9.
• $30,000 transferred to Hacker 350K UK 10.

TPEedeRH6BNBi5Aa1d6WfddGbJUTK56DQt - Hacker 350K UK 6

There isn’t much activity here. Maybe it was used to pay gas fees?

Wallets used to Launder Funds

TC3xLtV46LaYZpYZ6ExRpnEgWeQPfBf4Vy - Hacker 350K UK 7

• THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8 [1.85M sent here]

These next few wallets appear to be where the scammers go to send funds to exchanges to launder the stolen USDT. Due to time constraints I’m unable to map out ALL the exchange deposit addresses. There’s hundreds. Below I’ll list a few based on most amount sent.

Above is a look inside TC3xLtV46LaYZpYZ6ExRpnEgWeQPfBf4Vy - Hacker 350K UK 7. 1.85M in USDT was sent from Hacker 350K UK 7 to Hacker 350K UK 8.

Deposit Addresses

• TSyMA8hGYKcuXxagDKnNEYTpd7J4L3L6c9 - Binance
• TLLSrAhuNwU2RCNv6zYokTtfkukZGSdjdu - Binance
• TQCNp4ojKsNYeuibPA1YQFDHG4Uk2xszjr - Binance
• TJ1zD7nrGE8CPzsy8bpzW8egT4rR8XobnZ - Binance
• TLthCzRxB1gydVBDRc9nqNasiZ5MqVpxKZ - OKX

THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8

• TSHphz5NicfHAnT36rKwE6mV2nnaJDbTW6 - Hacker 350K UK 8 1 [2.45M]
• TKRKZvn2CpvGE1ZQPZXERyR3sDG8hxJ2XV - Hacker 350K UK 8 2 [3.73M]
• TC3P75N2tLJV4YFKHJhVawbVVHTHdHjdpo - Hacker 350K UK 8 3 [1.8M]
• TK3sEKvHyf7URbhtuPotBNDvHb5WDxMNZL - Hacker 350K UK 8 4 [11.4M]
• TDxQD14jCcTkHuddjyuYpH1Gafgj14yFL2 - Hacker 350K UK 8 5 [732K]
• TD157Adu4rWZqKUp3HjZbsbMCaHhDT7AYo - Hacker 350K UK 8 6 [716K]
• TKLTvDGvYHbSAoRMMSbnV4Ff2UfGy25Wmx - Hacker 350K UK 8 7 [1.15M]
• TSTmV9xKBMnp9qbsNv1DSrYqGqu2UEYBun - Hacker 350K UK 8 8 [1.09M]

Above is inside THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8. This wallet is doing some huge transactions and needs a thorough inspection.

This wallet needs to be thoroughly expected. It appears THNmVJDoxZA8qE6vrR5tgxKH4QzkejmFYY - Hacker 350K UK 8 is a main wallet of this organization. There’s just endless deposit addresses. I marked off additional wallets based off of outgoing transactions.

Deposit Addresses

• TQtoNr9LbFJNX3Pm2USRKBKh6dpyVbGjGU - Binance [5.77M in deposits]
• TGqsyxFUdECn3hrRmQhhgTuQodkmBTk8a2 - Binance
• TAWAeFm7y361YADXaPeQLawACLHQqW6ZJF - Binance
• TSeayces5SshEf8ePsVuJnNJ4NdZ6oceK3 - Deepcoin

Deposit Addresses Associated with Hacker 350K UK 8 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

• TQopadKfzCMWdst17NUR64D7quDpAXsye5 - Deepcoin [50M in deposits! Could be a hot wallet]
• TK9Qmus9aXLCN2ABW92LQJ3pfsUetxn4Mo - MaskEX - [1.74M in deposits]
• TUAMd9hqW1L5dtaHt5Y5mbWm4RMYpS3K8o - OKX [847K in deposits]
• TCJcrBLEpJZohMtZua3i5u19MNmPAwbGTm - Binance
• TQjRaSujxveG6VvTFn3JEcuQhnyZvxf4yg - Binance
• TYqtLoMnz3cksnjCyFkC9s1KMxwJQgcY49 - Binance [750k in deposits]
• TJbfKroFaKzMNaH51WLu2i9oYGXDkHwLRa - CoinTR [3.87M in deposits]
• TWm1vfcbTTq9gwMqQ215QR5hsSJS5nyMXq - Binance [2.36M in deposits]
• TKsNPamcnHJPBNTYtMaXhXW82d6oCjR2uv - Binance [1.34M in deposits]
• TGbpDmnTnuPPpsBefX7bxH2PM3NoN4hvwd - Binance
• TCMzNTwZiM6mu5N92y8KFcMNXrxV2zXa4S - OKX [4.86M in deposits]
• TU9nsuZzRZAA5Xh3tc34fRNf2vrv2LLAae - Binance [900K in deposits]
• TLcT6L7HnPM51wZxFet8nqvniPaQvZ2hds - OKX
• TQ1DAuxVr8kh6ygbH7pr9nYqjF2qWsVE1v - OKX
• TKbiSmzyoJB2U5XFF4bdC4fsyguoJdQ9me - OKX
• TNxNvydHJ5vgdm1BA4KU7k31CXsMGHNeSL - OKX

TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9

THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11 [2.52M sent here]

Above is inside TEaLvx1bkJEWQE6SCZHMF75GBsMZfM5G9o - Hacker 350K UK 9 [Intermediary]. There’s a few wallets here that need to be inspected further. 2.52M went to one wallet while the rest was sent to a few wallets.

This wallet also needs to be thoroughly expected. Most of the outgoing funds went to THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11, but I’m showing a number of outgoing txns to other wallets as well.

Deposit Addresses

• TVqA8bFfrfWb1kxFthWHhLZoR9vduZAxPm - Binance
• TB7f3Ee1vjRNuBofjdU22tAh9ewCXqppAT - OKX
• TLGMFMBk7hfxH4bnvAE2A6fLCGanTvP1Xv - Binance
• TGtCHNr1C94Vwgv22Lnn78XzVq3n5zUJPh - OKX

TMZsm5onFqDPqfzTAG3tb663PmnVcoPyM8 - Hacker 350K UK 10

• THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11 [4.29M sent here]

This wallet also needs to be thoroughly expected. This wallet follows the exact same path as Hacker 350K UK 9. Most of the outgoing funds went to THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11 but I’m showing a number of outgoing txns to other wallets as well.

Deposit Addresses

• TNTtyUCUt4EaJXsa3dRXoZ6sp84jBEt9YM - ByBit
• TGn4Q4VszjLkRb2Z7x5h9571RJssh5JwLD - Binance
• TQqnC5stKqWU9XP3QXkdYvr3rWYPtSn2Fv - Binance
• TCeZWroJwomaknFG2hkfbqB7yFWaUWoV3o - Binace

THw9axhbN68aHxFuQsh8Mswi9c4rkStkuA - Hacker 350K UK 11

• TTCXGPxjMswsvejaLotfCCWAK1EKiTveaz - [44.69M sent here]
• TDvRhqyGMW5NuZjhiAmEmYuXrSZ4bdZtmu - [9.3M sent here]
• TJyGgbhqfpioRdKPznyVku9ReyQMj2BsdK - [7.12M sent here]...

---

Content cut off. Read original on https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/199hd4g/unraveling_a_40m_investment_scam/

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/PsilocybinOfLegend on 2024-01-18 07:38:44+00:00.

---

Hello. I have around $250,000 in cash in Russia which I've received from selling two properties. I was able to find an exchange which takes cash at their office location, and puts it on your online crypto exchange account. You then trade that money for crypto, such as BTC, ETH, DAI, or USDT.

So here's my plan so far:

1. Buy around $10,000 - $20,000 USDT at a russian crypto exchange at a time using cash.
2. Withdraw crypto (either USDT, or BTC) to my hard wallet
3. Deposit crypto from my wallet into an american crypto exchange, buy USD with my crypto (USDT, or BTC in my case), and then withdraw into my american bank.

I have a few questions in regards to this plan, and was wondering if someone could help me.

1. I've heard horror stories of AML guidelines being triggered from big deposits from other wallets, or withdrawals to your bank. I would rather avoid that, but I am not sure how. Surely, a wallet which has received large sum of crypto from a shady Russian exchange might trigger some red flags when I attempt to deposit. How can I make sure my funds are safe?
2. I've heard that USDT is not safe, and that its nature as a smart contract makes it possible for funds to be frozen, even when on my wallet. I only have four options - BTC, USDT, DAI, and ETH. I like USDT because it's stable, and I am not going to lose any money when transferring, but maybe it's not the best choice for this? What are your recommendations?
3. How would I explain a large inflow of money from a crypto exchange to IRS? Providing Russian documents seems funny, I doubt they hold any legal merit even when translated and notarized. Not saying anything seems like a recipe for disaster too. What can be done in this case?

Thank you very much in advance

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/CryptoNerd_16 on 2024-01-18 06:54:33+00:00.

---

Davos, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, mocked Bitcoin, referring to it as a "pet rock." He simply claimed that it is useless and connected it to doubtful activities like hiding taxes and fraud. Dimon has long been an opponent of Bitcoin, believing it to be very dangerous. He's okay with others investing, but he strongly warns against it. He even made a joke about removing any trader at JPMorgan who was discovered using Bitcoin.

How do you take Dimon's comments? Do you believe that Bitcoin is just an useless "pet rock"? Tell your opinions on his warnings and how you think Bitcoin fits into the bigger framework of things.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/SomeIdeasTooTalk on 2024-01-18 06:10:01+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/fap_fap_fap_fapper on 2024-01-18 05:28:31+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/confusedcoin on 2024-01-18 04:28:08+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/A-Dog22 on 2024-01-18 03:58:55+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/johnsom3 on 2024-01-17 21:02:26+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/srw on 2024-01-17 15:47:31+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/clothwanted on 2024-01-17 05:46:57+00:00.

---

I was scam out of 1 BTC back in may 4 2020 during covid. I was in need of money to support my family durning covid and try selling my BTC but was scam. the scammer used a fake local bit.com email.

Here is his wallet address. I have emails and a local police report but that's all I can do.

wallt address. 3DK1aFwTLTw5AQ5x7JYtLf7hv7yD8ZorCK

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/plshelphairloss on 2024-01-17 04:44:36+00:00.

---

Go to the subreddit and youll see multiple people losing money even while being safe

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/CryptoDaily- on 2024-01-18 00:00:38+00:00.

---

Welcome to the Daily Crypto Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating.

---

 

Disclaimer:

Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading, and could be an attempt to manipulate new readers by known "pump and dump (PnD) groups" for their own profit. BEWARE of such practices and exercise utmost caution before acting on any trade tip mentioned here.

Please be careful about what information you share and the actions you take. Do not share the amounts of your portfolios (why not just share percentage?). Do not share your private keys or wallet seed. Use strong, non-SMS 2FA if possible. Beware of scammers and be smart. Do not invest more than you can afford to lose, and do not fall for pyramid schemes, promises of unrealistic returns (get-rich-quick schemes), and other common scams.

---

 

Rules:

• All sub rules apply in this thread. The prior exemption for karma and age requirements is no longer in effect.
• Discussion topics must be related to cryptocurrency.
• Behave with civility and politeness. Do not use offensive, racist or homophobic language.
• Comments will be sorted by newest first.

---

 

Useful Links:

• Beginner Resources
• Intro to r/Cryptocurrency MOONs 🌔
• MOONs Wiki Page
• r/CryptoCurrency Discord
• r/CryptoCurrencyMemes
• Prior Daily Discussions - (Link fixed.)
• r/CryptoCurrencyMeta - Join in on all meta discussions regarding r/CryptoCurrency whether it be moon distributions or governance.

---

 

Finding Other Discussion Threads

Follow a mod account below to be notified in your home feed when the latest r/CC discussion thread of your interest is posted.

• u/CryptoDaily- — Posts the Daily Crypto Discussion threads.
• u/CryptoSkeptics — Posts the Monthly Skeptics Discussion threads.
• u/CryptoOptimists- — Posts the Monthly Optimists Discussion threads.
• u/CryptoNewsUpdates — Posts the Monthly News Summary threads.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/RepresentativeOil953 on 2024-01-17 23:58:19+00:00.

---

Hey,

My job made me learn about MiCA (I'm not sitting in crypto). I have read some materials and seen some YT videos, but still can't grasp some things.

• How will MiCA change the market for cryptoassets broadly? Like, what will be the general biggest changes? if I want to e.g. buy some coin? From what I understand, there will be some anti-money laundering verifications.

• Will exchanges operating in EU have to obtain a permit?

• MiCA includes three types of crypto-assets: e-money; asset-referenced token; and other. To which categories classic cryptocurrencies fall (e.g. bitcoin)?

• What will the DAC8 directive bring? Will it reduce the possibility of not paying taxes on cryptocurrencies?

Thanks in advance for any info.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/Jumpy_Conference_576 on 2024-01-17 22:47:53+00:00.

---

couple of weeks ago i noticed that i had received £0.00 sol by an address called “play👉flip_dot_gg👈”

took me a few days to notice so i had been sending my sol to solflare to swap for shitcoins, but no money was stolen

needless to say i made a new wallet as soon as i saw that and moved everything there, now i’ve just noticed that the same thing has happened on my new wallet

this time i received the sol after i had no more sol left in the wallet, so it is the last sol transaction - am i safe ? and is this a scam or an ad for something ?

just ordered a trezor anyway, but need some encouraging words until it gets here pls, terrified

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/gen66 on 2024-01-17 22:33:52+00:00.

---

Judge Katherine Polk Failla in the case of 'SEC vs Coinbase' made it pretty clear today that none of the cryptos that are sold on exchanges are a security as per the current definitions.

There are 4 conditions on the Howey Test which define a security:

➡ An investment of money

➡ In a common enterprise

➡ With the expectation of profit

➡ To be derived from the efforts of others

Now, let's take a scenario where a crypto coin covers all of these points. So it must be a security then?

Wrong! The Howey Test was created and taken from the Sec vs Howey case from 1946. These 4 components shouldn't be taken out of context. For a security to be a security there must be a signed 'investment contract' which must adhere to all regulations and also gives the buyer many other rights, which none of the crypto buyers actually have. This is the entire point of the Howey case. The 4 components are an addition to help clarify further what is a security but only and only after an 'investment contract' is signed.

None of the exchanges offer such an 'investment contract'. This contract also guarantees that you have the right of cancellation in case of scam. Imagine buying 10,000$ worth of Luna, and Luna rug pulls the next day, Coinbase will literally have to refund you all of the lost money. This will never happen of course, because cryptos are not a security.

When presented with these facts, the SEC couldn't say anything, couldn't respond back adequality and didn't have any counter arguments which speaks a ton.

edit/

Having said all that, an important point is that crypto exchanges in USA are not obliged by the current law to provide such 'investment contracts' for any cryptocurrency. For anyone interested in reading a summarized transcript of the case, please check here => case transcript summary

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/maxulcgn on 2024-01-17 21:29:20+00:00.

---

Hi guys,

I am very new to crypto, maybe you can help me with some questions.

I have bought my coins on Binance and all my coins (approx. 8-10) are currently there. To safe my money I have already a ledger and I want to transfer everything to that cold wallet.

For some coins there is no problem, network fees are cheap and there is a coin network (example Solana).

But how can I transfer coins like GRT or LINK? If I use ETC20 the network fee would be around 15 bucks. Can I use instead Polygon for GRT? Ledger and Binance both support Polygon for GRT or are there any risks but not transferring via ETC20?

How safe is it to keep the coins on Binance?

Thanks for your help!

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/kirtash93 on 2024-01-17 18:52:50+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/_Stealthy on 2024-01-17 18:49:51+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/kirtash93 on 2024-01-17 18:48:49+00:00.

This is an automated archive.

The original was posted on /r/cryptocurrency by /u/SamGranger on 2024-01-17 17:58:57+00:00.

---

I would love some advice here, hopefully someone reading this has some experience with brute-forcing wallet.dat passwords. I have an old Bitcoin wallet dating back to 2012. I forgot the password a long time ago (I think I saved it in a txt file which is long gone…). I’ve attempted to brute-force the password a few years back using hashcat without any luck. What would the best way be in 2024? Assume that the password is random letters, symbols and numbers. Length? No clue… Is hashcat still the best method for brute-forcing it in 2024? Looking for the quickest/most performant solution.