Fantasy.top faces accusations from angel investors, claiming the team went silent and refused to refund $50,000, sparking "soft Rug Pull" allegations. Founder Travis Bickle countered that the company operates based on product revenue and has not used investors' funds. Several well-known investors also reported experiencing similar situations.

Gate News reports that on March 10, the crypto community announced that Aethir's marketing director Masha Prusso was accused of having sourced women for Epstein. Meanwhile, community insiders revealed that Aethir has recently undergone large-scale layoffs, with several co-founders and executives leaving one after another, suspected of soft Rug pulling. It is also reported that Masha Prusso's personal website has been taken down recently.

Gate News Report, March 7 — According to community user feedback, Warden Protocol (WARD) appears to have rug pulled, with its token price plummeting 90% since being listed on a certain CEX Alpha section. It is reported that Warden Protocol was previously positioned as an intent-driven modular blockchain network, later shifting towards AI-related narratives. The project previously claimed that all three co-founders had backgrounds at a certain CEX.

BlockBeats News, February 3rd, crypto KOL Sea_Bitcoin disclosed that 5.91980561 BTC in the Bitcoin Atomicals Protocol donation address has been dormant since 2024, and yesterday, 1.521212 BTC was transferred out, suspected of being cashed out. The protocol was once regarded as a project focused on technological pursuit, but its anonymous creator Arthur disappeared, community-donated BTC was not returned, and the project blueprint was not realized.

BlockBeats News, January 14 — Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced widespread criticism after the newly launched cryptocurrency NYC Token plummeted within hours of going live. Data shows that the market cap of NYC Token surged to approximately $580 million before rapidly dropping to around $130 million. Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps pointed out that the token exhibited "suspicious activity": wallets associated with the project deployer withdrew about $2.5 million in liquidity at the peak price. After the token price dropped about 60%, the address re-injected approximately $1.5 million, but about $900,000 remains unrecovered. A large number of users on social platform X accused Adams of being involved in a "rug"

The Polycule project is suspected of experiencing a Rug pull, resulting in user funds being lost. Although the team previously stated that $230,000 was affected by a hacker attack and promised to implement patches and audits, as of now, affected users are still unable to withdraw their funds and have not received any further updates.

PANews December 30 News, according to PeckShieldAlert, the price of the meme coin HNUT on the Solana chain plummeted over 99% in a short period, suspected to be a Rug Pull.

BlockBeats News, December 30th, according to GMGN monitoring, the Meme coin HNUT on the Solana chain experienced a sharp price fluctuation today, with a 703% increase within 24 hours, currently reported at $0.055, with a market cap soaring to approximately $55.03 million. It is currently ranked 11th by market cap and third on the 24-hour trading volume list. The token's trading volume in the past 24 hours is about $5.5 million, and the number of holding addresses has surpassed 10,000. HNUT originated from humorous images and texts about "Holly The Squirrel" on social media. However, multiple on-chain monitoring platforms, including Crypto Scope, have pointed out that its liquidity activity and on-chain data patterns are abnormal, indicating a RUG risk, and investors are advised to remain cautious. BlockBeats reminds users that Mem

Foresight News reports that on-chain detective ZachXBT tweeted, "User yuna pretended to be a girl, claiming to be a victim of a Trust Wallet hack to lure interactions. Previously, this account had changed its username 44 times and posted dozens of Rug Pull Meme tokens." Previously, yuna had tweeted that her Trust Wallet was hacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $300,000 in assets.

Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic expressed strong dissatisfaction with Circle's acquisition of Axelar, considering it morally problematic, and criticized the exclusion of Axelar's Foundation and AXL tokens, calling it a "criminal act."