A crypto scam that doesn’t need private keys: How does zero-value transfer work?
A crypto investor lost $2.6 million in hours, falling victim to a zero-value transfer scam, a type of address poisoning scam.
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A crypto investor lost $2.6 million in hours, falling victim to a zero-value transfer scam, a type of address poisoning scam.
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