5 Shady Crypto Projects That Made It to the Spotlight
Key takeaways
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Crypto investigator ZachXBT criticized Token2049 for poor sponsor vetting, warning that platinum sponsorships don’t equate to legitimacy. Several sponsors he flagged turned out to have shady records.
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JPEX and HyperVerse used event sponsorships to project credibility. Both later collapsed under fraud investigations, causing billions in investor losses and arrests.
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Red flags include anonymous teams, low liquidity, overhyped marketing, poor tokenomics and listings only on obscure exchanges.
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What drives these coins isn’t innovation but speculation, influencer buzz and cult-like followings, highlighting how unpredictability fuels their survival.
In the unpredictable cryptocurrency market, certain digital assets continue to…
