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$50 million OTC crypto scam: Well-known tokens involved, VCs and whales can’t escape | Bee Network Login ट्रेंडिंग न्यूज़ मीम लॉन्चपैड एआई एजेंट डेस्सी टॉपचेनएक्सप्लोरर न्यूबी के लिए 100x सिक्के मधुमक्खी खेल आवश्यक वेबसाइटें एपीपी अवश्य होना चाहिए क्रिप्टो हस्तियाँ डेपिन नौसिखिया आवश्यक ट्रैप डिटेक्टर बुनियादी उपकरण उन्नत वेबसाइटें एक्सचेंजों एनएफटी उपकरण नमस्ते, साइन आउट वेब3 यूनिवर्स खेल डीऐप मधुमुखी का छत्ता बढ़ता हुआ मंच विज्ञापन खोज अंग्रेज़ी रिचार्ज सिक्के लॉग इन करें डाउनलोड करना वेब3 यूनी खेल डीऐप मधुमुखी का छत्ता विज्ञापन घर•विश्लेषण•$50 million OTC crypto scam: Well-known tokens involved, VCs and whales can’t escape $50 million OTC crypto scam: Well-known tokens involved, VCs and whales can’t escapeविश्लेषण8महीना पहलेहाँव्याट 32,5722 45 Original author: darwizzynft

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An over-the-counter (OTC) क्रिप्टोcurrency scam involving a variety of well-known tokens was recently exposed. The victimized tokens include SUI, NEAR, Axelar, SEI and dozens of others, but shockingly, almost no one is discussing this matter!

The scam is estimated to have defrauded investors of more than $50 million over a period of several months and was only recently widely known.

The list of victims even includes venture capitalists (VCs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), and heavyweight crypto whales. The following is a detailed account of the scam, thanks to @AltcoinAlphaOnX for his in-depth research.

Phase 1: Building Trust (November 2024 – January 2025) Starting in November 2024, various venture capital groups and private investment pools began to launch seemingly legitimate top OTC transactions in Telegram groups.

These exchanges claim to sell tokens of high-profile projects such as Graph (GRT), Aptos (APT), SEI, SWELL, etc. at discounts of up to 50% off the market price, and promise a lock-up period of 4-5 months.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

This is the bait phase of the scam.

The initial transactions were duly fulfilled, and investors received their tokens as promised. This semblance of legitimacy quickly established trust.

Early successful cases and smooth operations attracted more and more investors, who even increased their investment amounts.

Phase 2: Scaling the scam (February 2025 – June 2025) By February 2025, the coverage of OTC transactions will expand rapidly.

A new round of transactions has poured into the Telegram group, with larger scale and a wider range of tokens, including SUI, NEAR, GRASS, Axelar, etc.

The deal structure remains the same: a deep discount and a fixed lock-up period.

These attractive conditions further attracted more investors, strengthened the credibility of the scam, and allowed the scam to expand at an unstoppable pace.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

Phase 3: Ignoring warnings (May 2025) By May 2025, the scam began to show cracks.

Industry leaders are issuing public warnings.

Eman Abio of the SUI team warned users on the X platform to beware of fake Telegram OTC transactions, and made it clear: There is no such transaction!

Likewise, Lucian Mincu of MultiversX (formerly Elrond) issued a similar warning.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

Yet, despite these warnings, the community continues to turn a blind eye to the red flags.

Investors continue to pile into new deals, attracted by past investment returns, success stories and seemingly credible group involvement.

Phase 4: Scam exposure and collapse (June 2025) The turning point came on June 1st.

The last known transaction was launched, involving Fluid tokens.

At the same time, the distribution of tokens for early OTC transactions suddenly stopped.

Investors seeking updates were only given vague excuses such as travel delays, exchange issues, and KYC (identity verification) problems.

On June 19, Aza Ventures, the venture capital group that led these transactions, publicly announced that they themselves had become victims of the scam.

Aza Ventures accused its main trader Source 1 of running a Ponzi scheme. According to Aza, the early transactions were real, but the later transactions relied entirely on funds from new investors to fulfill the previous promises – this is a typical Ponzi scheme model.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

To make matters worse, Aza Ventures further disclosed that their other deal sources, “Source 2” and “Source 3”, actually also obtained deals through “Source 1”.

The situation quickly deteriorated and became extremely chaotic.

List of tokens involved Early stage deals (November 2024 – January 2025)

Aptos, Sei, Swell, Coti, Kava, Fluid, OG, Aethir

Late-stage transactions (February 2025 – June 1, 2025)

SUI, NEAR, Aptos, Sei, Highstreet, Altlayer, Kava, Grass, Movement, Bio, सैंडबॉक्स, Graph, Ronin, Axelar, Celestia, LayerZero, Renzo, Beam, Conflux, Wormhole, Arkham, Adventure Gold, Immutable, Vana, Berachain, Virtuals, EGLD, Fluid, and more.

Identity of the mastermind: Who is “Source 1”? Aza Ventures claims to have mastered the identity of Source 1.

According to insiders, Source 1 is suspected to be of Indian nationality and is said to be the founder of a project currently listed on Binance. However, Aza Ventures chose not to disclose his identity for the time being, but instead privately pressured him to return the stolen funds.

@AltcoinAlphaOnX has released more updates on the identity of “Source 1” on the X platform.

This scam not only reveals the potential risks of the crypto industry, but also reminds investors to be wary when faced with deals that are too good to be true.

Losses and Impact The total losses from the scam are estimated to be over $50 million.

Many investors reportedly invested more than $1 million in a single transaction.

Victims include individual retail investors, large whales in the crypto space, project teams, and venture capital firms (VCs).

Some victims have suffered life-changing financial losses, and there have even been reports of some experiencing severe emotional breakdowns as a result of the incident.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

Next steps Aza Ventures claims that they are in active negotiations with Source 1 to try to recover the funds and have set a deadline of the end of the month. Meanwhile, the broader crypto community is working hard to track down the relevant wallet addresses, identify accomplices, and dig up more evidence to bring those responsible to justice.

Source: @AltcoinAlphaOnX

This incident sounded the alarm for the crypto industry, reminding people of the huge risks faced when conducting unregulated over-the-counter (OTC) transactions through informal channels such as Telegram, Discord, etc.

Despite early warning signs and public warnings, trust, greed, and so-called social proof became powerful weapons in the hands of scammers.

The community is now waiting with bated breath, hoping that justice will be served and the victims will finally receive a refund.

This article is sourced from the internet: $50 million OTC crypto scam: Well-known tokens involved, VCs and whales can’t escape

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