Crypto Scam Glossary
Definitions of common red flags and scam terminology used in crypto projects.
When developers abandon a project and take investors' funds, often by draining liquidity pools or selling team-held tokens.
A smart contract that appears legitimate but only allows users to buy tokens, not sell them, trapping investors.
Artificially inflating a token's price through coordinated buying and marketing, then selling off holdings to crash the price.
Smart contracts that allow unlimited creation of new tokens, potentially leading to inflation and devaluation.
Special privileges that allow developers to pause trading, blacklist addresses, or modify contract parameters.
Promises of specific or guaranteed profit percentages, which are impossible to guarantee in legitimate investments.
Project founders who hide their identities, making it difficult to verify credentials or hold them accountable.
Professional security review of smart contract code to identify vulnerabilities and backdoors.