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Kishu Inu

2026-10-08 07:18:06

Kishu Inu founder charged with three counts of wire fraud over alleged $9 million rug pull

Kishu Inu founder Alexander Sisemore has been charged with three counts of wire fraud in a case tied to an alleged $9 million rug pull, according to charging information released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Oct. 7. Prosecutors said Sisemore and others secretly allocated tokens to themselves when the Kishu Inu project launched, then sold those holdings while making false statements to investors and attempting to support liquidity and push up the token’s price. Prosecutors alleged that Sisemore personally made about $9 million through the scheme. He faces three wire fraud counts, and each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The FBI’s Chicago office is seeking Kishu Inu investors and related tips connected to the case. The allegations remain accusations by prosecutors at this stage. An indictment or criminal charge does not amount to a conviction, and Sisemore is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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Policy Regula

2026-10-08 07:12:57

Kishu Inu founder faces three wire fraud charges in alleged $9 million rug pull

Kishu Inu founder Alexander Sisemore is facing three wire fraud charges tied to an alleged $9 million rug pull, according to The Block. Prosecutors allege that Sisemore made false statements to investors while secretly selling tokens that had been allocated to him at the project’s launch. The case centers on claims that investors were misled as he disposed of his holdings without disclosure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now seeking Kishu Inu investors as the matter moves forward. The report did not provide additional details beyond the charges, the alleged amount involved, and the FBI’s outreach to investors.

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Hunter Biden

2026-10-07 15:44:23

Hunter Biden releases $LAPTOP accounting report, blames market makers for liquidity pull

Hunter Biden has published what he described as a full independent accounting of the launch-day trading behind the $LAPTOP memecoin, arguing that his team did not cash out and that the collapse was driven by market makers pulling liquidity. In a thread posted on Oct. 7 via his official X account, Biden said founder allocations have remained in the same wallet since launch and pointed to a report by forensic firm Groom Lake. According to the figures he cited, one market maker had $500,000 in starting capital but placed only about $5,200, or roughly 1%, into the liquidity pool. The pool reportedly held fewer than 30,000 tokens at launch, equal to 0.003% of total supply. Biden said that structure made the market extremely fragile: a $6 buy had the same price impact as a $7,400 sell, helping send the token from $0.05 to about $317 in two minutes before it fell 98% within an hour. He also alleged that "Market Maker 1" removed all cash from the pool 84 seconds after the top, leaving no liquidity to absorb selling. Biden said he will not leave crypto, will keep his token locked for six months with a two-year linear release afterward, and plans to burn most unclaimed tokens from the first airdrop, which accounted for 10% of supply.

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GoPlus

2026-09-28 09:54:04

GoPlus flags another meme coin rug factory on Robinhood Chain with over $9 million in 30-day flow

GoPlus Security said on Sept. 28 that it had identified a high-risk fraudulent meme coin factory on Robinhood Chain, with more than $9 million in transaction flow over the past 30 days and links to hundreds of scam meme tokens. The team pointed to a fund collection address, 0x8c3Bad30cc7563A2D0357F49509FFd063666bb00, which held about 56.0635 ETH, or roughly $148,000, as of Sept. 28, 2026. According to GoPlus, the address had around 1,385 transactions in total. Across its latest 400 transactions, inflows were about 1,728.02 ETH and outflows were about 1,861.12 ETH, bringing two-way turnover to roughly 3,589.14 ETH, or about $9.49 million. GoPlus said it found direct on-chain evidence across related high-risk meme tokens showing a pattern of token approval or selling, liquidation into ETH, and transfers into the same collection address. The firm added that the figures reflect gross amounts routed into the collection system for the same project batches, not net profit. It also compared the pattern with a separate case recently disclosed by on-chain researcher Wazz, while saying there is no evidence at this stage that the two cases involve the same group.

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Robinhood

2026-09-27 14:14:39

Wazz says organized rug-pull group on Robinhood linked to 53 token launches in two months

ChainCatcher reported that on-chain analyst Wazz has identified what he described as an organized serial rug-pull and fund-extraction group operating on Robinhood. According to Wazz, the group was linked to 53 token launches over the past two months, with directly traceable extracted funds reaching $18.43 million. He added that the real figure could be higher. Wazz said the operation followed a repeatable pattern. Proceeds from one launch were moved within seconds into the starter wallet for the next launch, creating a visible chain of funding across multiple token issuances. He also said each launch involved 70 to 200 wallets used for bundled sniping, allowing the group to capture more than 70% of token supply. Most of the launches were carried out through the Pons V2 platform. He further alleged that the group created hype before official launches by staging “fake launches,” drawing in market attention before releasing the real contract address. Wazz said the token that triggered this investigation, $DEED, did not even rank among the top 10 cases by extracted amount.

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Robinhood

2026-09-27 13:58:40

Analyst flags Robinhood-linked group tied to 53 token launches and $18.43 million in cash-outs

Odaily reported, citing on-chain analyst Wazz, that a group operating on Robinhood has been carrying out repeated rug-pull cash-outs. Over the past two months, the group was linked to at least 53 token launch projects and is estimated to have cashed out about $18.43 million in total. Wazz added that the real scale may be larger than the amount currently identified on-chain. The probe was sparked by the DEED token, but the cash-out tied to DEED did not rank among the group’s top 10 exits. The disclosure points to a broader pattern of token launch activity rather than a single isolated case.

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YokaiCapital

2026-09-21 04:42:23

Trader YokaiCapital accuses crypto KOLs and platforms of token manipulation and data misuse

Trader YokaiCapital has publicly accused a group of crypto key opinion leaders and platforms of misconduct tied to token promotion and user data handling. The post names Pump.fun, Frank, Shadow, Unipcs, Ansem, DipWheeler, orangie, Axiom, BubbleMaps, and InsightX. According to YokaiCapital, the people or platforms involved used fabricated social media engagement, linked wallets, and fake leaderboard accounts to create attention around tokens. The trader also alleged that some of those named controlled the tokens in question and later pushed prices higher before selling. The accusations go beyond token activity. YokaiCapital also claimed that Axiom stored and shared private user data, traded using that information, and charged more than $100,000 in display fees to newly launched platforms. At this stage, the claims are based mainly on YokaiCapital’s own statements. Responses from the parties named have not yet been included, and the allegations remain to be independently verified.

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security inci

2026-09-02 10:20:11

Crypto Security Losses Hit $215M in August: Price Manipulation and Governance Flaws Dominant

August 2026 saw a total of $215 million in crypto security losses, a sharp increase from July's $97 million, making it the third-highest month of the year. Price manipulation attacks emerged as the top threat, with the Tectonic incident alone causing $75 million in damages. Governance vulnerabilities and upstream dependency exploits also played significant roles, with Term Finance losing $8.5 million and Cosmos EVM bug affecting six chains. Phishing scams evolved, including expired domain hijacking and a fake Trump-themed rug pull. ZeroTech Security recommends stronger governance controls, multi-source oracle pricing, and user vigilance against phishing links.

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