Relying On Data Analytics Can Help You Avoid Rug Pulls And Scams
A sizable portion of this world’s population has grown to love trading, buying and selling with all kinds of cryptocurrency assets as well as NFTs. This makes sense too as after all, who wouldn’t want to be a part of one of the fastest-growing industries of all time and earn a lot of money while doing so? However, with such popularity also comes the risk of investing in certain cryptocurrency projects which may turn out to be disingenuous and fraudulent. Rug pulls A ‘rug pull’ occurs when developers steal funds from investors and quit the project after a large sum has been allotted to the....
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Rug pulls are crypto scams that occur when developers of a new cryptocurrency pump a token's value and vanish with the funds as the coin’s value collapses. How to avoid a rug pull in crypto?There are several clear signs that investors can watch out for to protect themselves from rug pulls such as the liquidity not being locked and no external audit having been conducted. The following are six signs users should watch out for to protect their assets from crypto rug pulls.Unknown or anonymous developersInvestors should consider the credibility of the people behind new crypto projects. Are....