Towards understanding and characterizing the arbitrage bot scam in the wild

K Li, S Guan, D Lee - Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of an emerging cryptocurrency scam
named" arbitrage bot" disseminated on online social networks. The scam revolves around …

Blockchain and crypto forensics: Investigating crypto frauds

U Agarwal, V Rishiwal, S Tanwar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few years, cryptocurrency has gained widespread acceptance because of its
decentralized nature, quick and secure transactions, and potential for investment and …

[HTML][HTML] Fear sells: On the sentiment deceptions and fundraising success of initial coin offerings

N Sapkota, K Grobys - … of International Financial Markets, Institutions and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retrieving information from an intensive hand-collected whitepaper data library covering
5,033 ICOs launched before 2020, we analyze the determinants of ICO success as …

Understanding the Cryptocurrency Free Giveaway Scam Disseminated on Twitter Lists

K Li, D Lee, S Guan - 2023 IEEE International Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an end-to-end analysis of the cryptocurrency free giveaway scam
disseminated in a new distribution channel, Twitter lists. To detect scams disseminated in …

Characterizing Ethereum Address Poisoning Attack

S Guan, K Li - Proceedings of the 2024 on ACM SIGSAC Conference …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of the address poisoning attack surged
on the Ethereum blockchain. This phishing attack typically exploits the address shortening …

Towards understanding and characterizing the arbitrage bot scam in the wild

K Li, S Guan, D Lee - ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of an emerging cryptocurrency scam
named" arbitrage bot" disseminated on online social networks. The scam revolves around …

How the quality of initial coin offering white papers influences fundraising: Using security token offerings white papers as a benchmark

SC Chou, ZA Li, T Wang, JC Yen - Intelligent Systems in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, many initial coin offerings (ICOs) scams have been reported, attracting
attention to this relatively new and unregulated ICO market, which lacks disclosure …

Examining the readability of accounting narratives derived from earnings management

H Gutiérrez-Ponce, JC González… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - jest.vgtu.lt
This study investigates whether language difference affects the readability scores of
accounting narratives derived from earnings management practices in 226 companies in the …

Understanding and Characterizing Cryptocurrency Free Giveaway and Arbitrage Bot Scams In the Wild

K Li, D Lee, S Guan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.10634, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a large-scale analysis of two prevalent cryptocurrency scams
disseminated through Twitter and YouTube. The first scam involves free giveaway schemes …

Detecting Rug Pulls in Decentralized Exchanges: The Rise of Meme Coins

A Kalacheva, P Kuznetsov, I Vodolazov… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
The surge in cryptoasset valuations and the expansive landscape for their inception have
spurred a surge in illicit activities within the market. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) have …