Nothing stays
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A public archive of crypto case files, obituaries, internal whispers, persons of interest, and reputational collapses.
LAST UPDATED: MARCH 10, 2026|TOTAL RECORDS: 2,847
SECTION I
Case Files Archive
Community-submitted investigations with verification status
Pump.fun Bot Cluster Network
Contract: 0x7a25...3f91
512 linked wallets identified executing coordinated buys within 60 seconds of new token launches. On-chain forensics confirmed single controller. Estimated retail losses exceed $2.3M across 47 token launches.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (1,247 votes)
ADMIN NOTE:Wallet cluster verified via Arkham Intelligence. Pattern consistent with automated MEV bot operation.
Jupiter Airdrop Insider Allocation
Contract: JUPyiw...Kbv2
Analysis reveals team-associated wallets accumulated positions 72 hours before airdrop criteria announcement. 14 wallets traced to Jupiter Labs employees via ENS and social graph analysis.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (892 votes)
SafeMoon Audit Fabrication
Contract: 0x8076...c77a
SafeMoon claimed CertiK audit approval. CertiK publicly denied completing full audit. Team displayed fraudulent 'audit passed' badge. $2.9B market cap built on fabricated security claims.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (2,341 votes)
ADMIN NOTE:CertiK confirmation obtained. SafeMoon team never completed recommended fixes. Badge usage unauthorized.
AnubisDAO Launch Day Rug Pull
Contract: 0x3b6f...8d21
60,000 ETH ($60M) drained from liquidity pool within 20 hours of launch. Single wallet extracted all funds. No team doxxing, anonymous Discord mods vanished. Largest single-day rug pull of 2021.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (3,892 votes)
ADMIN NOTE:Funds traced to Tornado Cash. FBI investigation referenced in DOJ filings. No arrests to date.
Solana MEME Wash Trading Ring
Contract: SoLMEM...x9Qp
Suspicious volume patterns detected across 12 Solana meme coins. Same wallet clusters generating 80%+ of trading volume. Fake activity used to attract retail FOMO. Estimated artificial volume: $47M.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (634 votes)
Uniswap Foundation Airdrop Manipulation
Contract: 0x1f98...C2d7
Allegations that Uniswap Foundation insiders front-ran UNI airdrop. Investigation found no evidence of insider knowledge exploitation. Wallet activity consistent with normal DeFi power users.
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT (1,456 votes)
ADMIN NOTE:CLOSED: Insufficient evidence. On-chain analysis does not support insider trading claims. Marked as misinformation.
SECTION 02
Today's Notices
United States v. Sam Bankman-Fried
Defendant found GUILTY on all 8 counts including wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Sentencing pending. Maximum exposure: 115 years.
SEC v. Coinbase, Inc.
Securities and Exchange Commission files complaint alleging operation of unregistered securities exchange. 13 assets classified as securities. Litigation ongoing.
United States v. Binance Holdings / Changpeng Zhao
DOJ charges Binance and CEO with Bank Secrecy Act violations, unlicensed money transmission, and sanctions evasion. $4.3B settlement reached. CZ pleaded guilty.
In re: Kim Kardashian (EMAX Promotion)
SEC settlement for failure to disclose $250,000 payment for EthereumMax promotion. Civil penalty: $1.26M. Promotional ban: 3 years. No admission of wrongdoing.
OFAC Sanctions: Tornado Cash / Alexey Pertsev
Treasury designates Tornado Cash as sanctioned entity. Developer Alexey Pertsev arrested in Netherlands. Charged with facilitating $7B+ in illicit transactions.
In re: Celsius Network LLC (Chapter 11)
Crypto lender files for bankruptcy protection. $4.7B in liabilities. 1.7M customers affected. Withdrawal freeze since June 12. Executive conduct under investigation.
INTERPOL Red Notice: Do Hyeong Kwon
Terra/Luna founder subject to international arrest warrant. Charges: fraud, market manipulation. Last known location: Serbia. South Korean passport revoked.
Status Update: Satish Kumbhani (BitConnect)
BitConnect founder remains at large. $2.4B Ponzi scheme. DOJ indictment unsealed. Indian authorities report subject fled jurisdiction. Whereabouts unknown.
Post-Mortem: Iron Finance ($TITAN)
Algorithmic stablecoin failure confirmed as design flaw, not exploit. $2.7B TVL to $0 in 15 minutes. No criminal charges filed. Mechanism failure documented.
SEC v. Floyd Mayweather Jr. / Khaled Khaled
Settlement for undisclosed ICO promotions (Centra Tech, others). Mayweather: $614,775. DJ Khaled: $152,725. Promotional bans issued. Centra founders convicted separately.
SECTION 03
Recent Deaths
Obituaries for dead tokens, collapsed communities, and abandoned launches.
SQUID GAME TOKEN ($SQUID)
Rug Pull
"Developers cashed out $3.38M and vanished. Anti-dump mechanism prevented holders from selling. Price collapsed 99.99% in 5 minutes. No playable game ever existed."
TERRA LUNA ($LUNC)
Algorithmic Death Spiral
"UST depegged. Hyperinflation followed. 6.5 trillion tokens minted in 72 hours. The 'stablecoin' that destroyed an ecosystem. Do Kwon still running."
FTX TOKEN ($FTT)
Exchange Fraud
"Customer funds funneled to Alameda Research. $8B hole discovered. Collapsed in 72 hours. SBF arrested. Industry trust permanently damaged."
IRON FINANCE ($TITAN)
Bank Run
"Partially-collateralized stablecoin meets panic selling. From $65 to $0 in 15 minutes. Mark Cuban was invested. Called it a 'stress test.' It failed."
ONECOIN ($ONE)
Ponzi Scheme
"No blockchain ever existed. $4 billion stolen globally. 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova disappeared in 2017. Still on FBI Most Wanted list. Victims still waiting."
SECTION 04
Persons of Interest
Profiles of recurring actors in documented misconduct cases.
@CryptoPhantom
[REDACTED]
Recurring presence in failed launches. Wallet forensics link to seed rounds of 7 projects that collapsed within 90 days of launch.
@VentureViper
[UNDER INVESTIGATION]
Self-styled VC. No registered fund. Promotes projects then exits within 48 hours of listing. Documented in multiple rug forensics.
@AlphaLeaks
Marcus T.
Coordinated pump groups disguised as alpha channels. Sells positions during recommended buy windows. Subscriber losses documented.
@DeFiArchitect
[REDACTED]
Former core developer. Associated with three protocols that experienced suspicious treasury movements. Currently inactive.
SECTION 05
Whispers Under Review
Anonymous signals and rumors currently being cross-checked. Unverified.
Major CEX listing announcement scheduled for Project [REDACTED]. Insider wallets have accumulated 4.2% of supply in past 72 hours. Timing suspicious.
Former team member of collapsed DeFi protocol preparing new launch under different identity. Same wallet patterns detected. New project name: [PENDING VERIFICATION]
Coordinated KOL campaign detected. 14 accounts scheduled to post about unknown project within 4-hour window. Payment screenshots circulating.
Treasury wallet of mid-cap protocol showing unusual stablecoin accumulation. Pattern matches pre-exit behavior observed in 3 previous cases.
SECTION 06
Ledger Statistics
Current archive metrics as of March 2026.
147
Verified Cases
89
Under Investigation
234
Token Deaths
312
Persons of Interest
56
False Reports
$2.4B
Est. Losses Documented
CASE TYPE DISTRIBUTION
VERIFICATION STATUS
VERIFIED
INVESTIGATING
FALSE
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