Research Shows Scammers Deploy 117,629 Scam Tokens This Year

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• Solidus Labs said fraudsters deployed over 117,629 scam tokens this year.
• The figure represents a 41% increase from what was obtainable last year.
• In 2020, scammers deployed measly 1,548 projects compared to 83,368 in 2021.

According to Solidus Labs, the crypto market integrity platform, fraudsters deployed more than 117,629 scam tokens on-chain in the first 11 months of this year. The figure represents a 41% increase from what was obtainable last year.

Solidus Labs noted in the inaugural report that there were 83,368 scam tokens in 2021, an over 5,000% increase from 2020, which was measly 1,548 projects. Interestingly, according to the research firm, 8% of the projects on the Ethereum network have Rug Pulled, and 12% of projects on the BNB Chain turned out fraudulent.

The report read in part: “Over the past five years, rug pulls have ballooned from a minor problem into a major epidemic, with scam token developers stealing billions of dollars from millions of retail investors. In our inaugural Rug Pull Report, we share original data, research, and case studies to help understand this emerging money laundering problem.”

Notably, the crypto community considers the rise and fall of Terraform Labs projects as the most sign ...

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