XHunt

XHunt

2026-09-27 16:56:31

XHunt founder DeFi Teddy says he narrowly avoided a social engineering attack

XHunt founder DeFi Teddy said he recently came close to falling victim to a social engineering attack aimed at crypto industry participants. According to his account, the attacker first reached out on Telegram while posing as an institutional investment manager and shared a website, an X account, and an official email address to appear legitimate. The person then added him to a group chat that included supposed "CEO" and "BD" participants and used Calendly to schedule a Google Meet call. During the meeting, the other side asked about XHunt’s business model, valuation, and market expansion plans. About 10 minutes into the call, they claimed they could not connect to Google Meet and asked to switch platforms, sending a link to a so-called "kaokao" website. DeFi Teddy said he refused to open it, and later found that the URL was a phishing site. He warned crypto professionals to verify identities and past investment records before engaging with unfamiliar institutions, stay alert to unsolicited Telegram messages, and avoid clicking unknown links or downloading unfamiliar software or documents.

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EASY S4

2026-08-26 06:00:31

EASY S4 showcases 24 projects across on-chain trading, payments and AI

Foresight has published a roundup of 24 projects featured in EASY S4, grouping them into six tracks: on-chain trading and liquidity, payments and stablecoins, privacy and security infrastructure, crypto tax and compliance, AI and agent economy, and biotech. The list spans trading execution systems, tokenized hedge fund strategies, cross-border payment rails, stablecoin banking infrastructure, privacy tools for institutional on-chain finance, tax and compliance software, and AI-native creator and trading platforms. Several entries include operating metrics cited by Foresight, such as Neutral Trade’s more than $210 million in cumulative deposits, XStable’s daily volume of more than $100 million, and De¹’s more than $800 million in daily trading volume across 200-plus institutions, 1,000-plus liquidity sources, and 40-plus blockchains. The article also includes XHunt rankings for selected projects and founders. Foresight said the S4 lineup expands the scope of the on-chain economy beyond trading, liquidity, and stablecoin payments into areas such as privacy, AI agents, and creator economy. It added that the XHunt data in the piece was counted through Aug. 26, 2026.

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