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scams

A collection of 4 issues

The course trap: when someone sells the map instead of walking it

If the edge were real, they'd trade it — not sell it to strangers for $997. The trading course's business model is the whole confession. Plus the rare case where education is worth paying for.

Run from the influencer: why the trading guru can't be trusted

The trading influencer isn't untrustworthy because they're a bad person. They're untrustworthy because of how they get paid. Once you see the wiring, you can stop evaluating and just run.

The vault scammer's playbook: every con, and the red flag that gives it away

Pooled money attracts con artists. The full playbook of vault scams — paper-profit mirages, annualized-month APRs, backdoor contracts — and the public-data fingerprint that gives each away. Plus why the safety model is shifting from legacy native vaults to the HyperEVM future.

How to recognize crypto scams — red flags every investor should know

Crypto scams cost investors over $12 billion in 2025 alone. From fake screenshots to pig butchering, here are the red flags that protect your capital.