ChainCatcher news, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on X stating: "The SCALE, NTD, TPU, and OPSEC projects are all linked to the same person, Zopp0, who uses numerous KOLs shown in leaked messages to deceive traders. Zopp0 secretly pays others to promote OPSEC while participating in key decisions as an owner in private Telegram chats, including discussions about the lack of technical research. Earlier this year, I reported several KOLs promoting these AI GPU-related scams, as these scams dropped 90% in a single day. I have been monitoring these messages since April of this year, but ultimately never published them because when I previously warned people about the danger signals, I had to deal with angry token holders and well-paid KOLs. I believe now is a better time, as three of these projects have conducted Rug Pulls."

ChainCatcher news, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on X stating: "The SCALE, NTD, TPU, and OPSEC projects are all associated with the same person, Zopp0, who utilizes multiple KOLs to harvest inexperienced traders.Zopp0 participates in key decisions behind the scenes as the owner of the OPSEC project, while paying others to act as 'spokespersons' and discussing technical shortcomings in private Telegram groups. Back in March 2024, ZachXBT privately questioned Zopp0, but he downplayed the concerns.Earlier this year, I reported several KOLs promoting these AI GPU-related scams, as these scams dropped 90% within a day. These KOLs include: CryptoGodJohn, TheCryptoKazi, Luke Belmar, Alex Becker, CryptoStasher, Crypto_TomTom.Since April 2024, I have been monitoring these messages, but ultimately never published them. I believe now is a better time, as three of these projects have conducted Rug Pulls."

ChainCatcher news, two men pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for a "Rug Pull" scam involving three Solana NFT projects in 2022, with amounts reaching $400,000. One has been convicted, while the other admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.The case involves the NFT projects "Undead Apes," "Undead Lady Apes," and "Undead Tombstone." The scammers used false statements to inflate project prices and attract investors. The projects raised nearly $400,000 in a short period. In April 2022, after minting 632 "Undead Tombstone" NFTs, the scammers suddenly shut down all project social accounts and cut off contact with the community, completing the "Rug Pull."

ChainCatcher message, regarding today's incident where a DWF Labs partner was accused of drugging a woman, DWF Labs official X post: We are aware of the recent allegations against one of our partners, involving inappropriate and unacceptable behavior, which is deeply concerning. Although this matter is still under investigation, DWF Labs has decided to immediately relieve this partner of their management and operational duties.According to @hananotsorry Hana's X account, on the evening of October 24, a certain DWF partner repeatedly placed an unknown substance in her drink at a bar in Hong Kong, and she was later alerted by the staff and rescued.

ChainCatcher news, the Chongqing Fifth Intermediate People's Court recently concluded an appeal case involving drug trafficking using a new method of "Internet + virtual currency + logistics mailing."From August 2021 to July 2023, the defendant Zhang contacted drug buyers through WeChat and other means, primarily selling marijuana and "stamps" and other types of drugs. Zhang entrusted the packaged drugs to a dedicated person for safekeeping, and after reaching a transaction intention with the drug buyer, provided the buyer with a virtual currency website. After confirming the receipt of drug funds via virtual currency, Zhang would place an order with a certain express delivery platform, and the drug custodian would deliver the drugs to the buyer through the express platform, while Zhang paid the drug custodian a fee.According to statistics, Zhang placed orders through the express platform and had the drug custodian deliver drugs a total of over 1,600 times; received funds through virtual currency accounts a total of over 1,200 times; and withdrew the received virtual currency to his Alipay, WeChat, and bank cards after multiple transfers, accumulating over 400,000 yuan.The Chongqing Fifth Intermediate Court, after legal review, found that the first-instance sentence of eight years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 yuan for the defendant Zhang for the crimes of drug trafficking and money laundering was appropriate, and upheld the original judgment.

ChainCatcher news, the Scroll ecosystem stablecoin project Essence Finance is suspected to have undergone a Rug Pull, with its stablecoin CHI dropping 93.94% to $0.06 in the past 6 hours, and over $20 million in collateral is suspected to have been removed. The last post from its official X was on September 11. The project's audit report is from FEI Protocol V2.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem Memecoin SHAR launched last night, reaching a market cap of over $50 million, and then plummeting to a market cap of $3 million, a drop of 95%.On-chain detective ZachXBT tweeted that the Meme token SHAR on Solana involves a conspiracy group and KOL manipulation.In response, crypto KOL 0XSun stated, "I did accept a collaboration for this project, but the reason I chose to collaborate was that after reviewing the materials initially, I felt this project was relatively reliable and had profit opportunities, rather than just for promotional fees. Moving forward, on one hand, I will contact CLS and some friends who may have information about the project party to try to get the project party to compensate for the losses, and on the other hand, I will also try to avoid such collaborations. In the future, for any paid promotional collaborations, I will clearly state this to ensure transparency."Previous news reported that according to Lookonchain monitoring, an insider sold 500 million SHAR (50% of the total supply) in a single transaction for 19,620 SOL ($3.38 million), causing the SHAR price to plummet by 96%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Kashkari stated that very few transactions occur in cryptocurrencies unless they are related to drugs or illegal activities.

ChainCatcher message, Orderly Network responded to the "suspected Rug of IBXtrade" incident, stating: "We do not support IBXtrade or its tokens; any other insinuations are false. Orderly is investigating this situation and will take necessary steps to support the community. Meanwhile, we will cut off any future cooperation with IBXtrade."It is reported that earlier today, DeFi analyst Anon Vee posted on social media that multiple users reported that the Orderly Network ecosystem project IBXtrade is suspected of being a Rug. IBXtrade launched its presale 3 days ago, planning to raise 2000 SOL (approximately 3.2 million USD) and refund unselected presale participants. The presale ultimately oversubscribed to over 160,000 SOL (24 million USD), and participants originally expected the project to refund 21.8 million USD. However, the IBXtrade team created a poll on a website completely controlled by themselves, asking whether to increase the presale cap. The poll was ultimately passed, and IBXtrade claimed to have refunded 65,000 SOL (9.7 million USD) to presale participants, but in reality, the team merely sent these SOL to multiple addresses they created, and users reported not receiving refunds.

ChainCatcher News: A darknet drug trafficking group in Texas, USA, has been sentenced for money laundering involving cryptocurrency, with six members receiving probationary sentences ranging from 24 to 84 months. The gang operated under the name "Loverbois," selling nearly 12 kilograms of methamphetamine and laundering up to $50,000 per month through cryptocurrency from July 2019 to December 2020.This ruling stems from a joint investigation by multiple agencies, including the FBI, DEA, and the United States Postal Inspection Service, as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) of Ireland has stated that it has been unable to access the Bitcoin seized from drug dealer Clifton Collins since 2020. These Bitcoins are currently worth approximately $378 million and are stored in 12 wallets. Collins claims that the file containing the wallet seed phrases was lost during a burglary. He began investing in Bitcoin in 2011 when the price ranged from $0.30 to $29.The CAB seized these Bitcoins in 2020, when they were valued at around $56 million. The Irish High Court ruled that these assets were derived from criminal activity and ordered their transfer to the CAB. However, due to the inability to access the wallets, these Bitcoins have remained frozen for the past four years. During this time, the price of Bitcoin has risen from about $9,000 to over $62,000, significantly increasing the value of this seized Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 media Rug Radio announced on X the acquisition of the NFT media platform Lucky Trader, with specific acquisition amount and valuation information yet to be disclosed.Rug Radio had previously signed a letter of intent to merge with blockchain media Decrypt to establish a new holding company.