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From Tweet to Theft: Tracing the Flow of Stolen Cryptocurrency

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Tracing Stolen Crypto: From Tweet to CEX

This paper traces the flow of stolen cryptocurrency from a Twitter scam involving fake giveaways of Uniswap (UNI) tokens. The scammers used social media to lure victims into sending UNI to their addresses, then consolidated the funds and swapped them for ETH before depositing them into accounts on Binance and SimpleSwap, obfuscating the trail.

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Scammers tricked people on Twitter into sending them cryptocurrency, then used sneaky ways to hide the stolen money on big exchanges, making it hard to trace.

Posibles conflictos de intereses

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Limitaciones identificadas

Limited generalizability
The study focuses on a single case, making it difficult to generalize the findings to other cryptocurrency scams.
No analysis of scammer's identity
The paper doesn't delve into the identity or motivations of the scammers, which could provide valuable insights.
Reliance on public blockchain data
The analysis relies heavily on publicly available blockchain data, which may not capture the full picture of the scam's operations, especially off-chain activities or interactions with privacy coins.

Explicación de la calificación

The paper presents a detailed and interesting analysis of a cryptocurrency scam, using blockchain analysis to trace the flow of stolen funds. While limited to a single case, it provides valuable insights into the methods used by scammers and highlights the need for stricter measures by exchanges.

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Título original: From Tweet to Theft: Tracing the Flow of Stolen Cryptocurrency
Subido: 11 sept 2025, 20:51:57
Privacidad: Público