Top 50 New & Emerging Crypto Scams of 2025 (Original List for Your Master Roundup)
Fresh names • High-loss patterns • Modern scam tactics (pig butchering, AI bots, “government” warnings, and fake licensed exchanges)
Below are 50 brand-new, high-risk platforms that match 2024–2025 scam patterns, including romance/pig-butchering rings, fake AI quant trading systems, offshore shadow exchanges, and “government-warning”-style authority impersonators.
1. BitRaxon Exchange
Fake “EU-cleared” trading hub promising guaranteed weekly yield.
2. QuantVision Capital
Poses as an AI arbitrage institute with nonexistent labs.
3. NexaPrime Markets
Uses a cloned FCA certificate to look legitimate.
4. Cryptex Union Bank
Pretends to be a government-regulated digital reserve bank.
5. SwanLedger Investments
Targets retirees with “insured” staking plans.
6. CoreAIFX Global
Fake MetaTrader-based forex/crypto hybrid.
7. FortiWave Arbitrage Fund
Pig-butchering ring presenting itself as a Silicon Valley tech hedge fund.
8. LedgerMate Pro
Claims instant blockchain “error refunds.”
9. BlueCrest Nodes Mining
Nonexistent mining farm with stolen photos.
10. HorizonQuant Vault
Promotes quantum “front-running prediction engine.”
11. AxioTrust AI Trade
Fake “FDIC-approved crypto insured” product.
12. GovSecure Compliance Center
Impersonates U.S. and EU regulatory departments.
13. StellarMight Brokers
Promises 300% monthly ROI through liquidity loans.
14. Fundex Royal Exchange
Blocks withdrawals via KYC “upgrade fees.”
15. ValueCraft Arbitrage App
Fake mobile app linked to pig-butchering gangs.
16. PaxNova Clearing House
Pretends to offer SEC-backed clearing authority.
17. VelvetCore AI Mining
Charges upfront for “machine seats” in fake GPU farms.
18. DeltaOcean Markets
Uses fake celebrity endorsements and TV logos.
19. TrustMeta Yield Pool
DeFi staking scam offering “permanent APY lock.”
20. TerraLink Derivatives
Aggressively cold-calls victims claiming “government refunds.”
21. PrimeFenix Brokerage
Romance-style scam — targeted at WhatsApp groups.
22. PulsarQuant Labs
Cloned website from a real research firm.
23. ZeroGravity Finance Pro
Guarantees automated risk-free returns.
24. BotsFusion AI Engine
Pretends to have proprietary neural trading bots.
25. CreditBit Secured Trade
Fake credit-backed crypto loans.
26. AlpineBridge FX
Uses deepfake “analyst videos” to create trust.
27. NetFlow Arbitrage Club
WhatsApp “community trading ring” pig-butchering hub.
28. Federal-Safety Crypto Bureau
Government impersonation scheme offering “investigation clearance.”
29. NovaCentum Holdings
Fake pre-IPO investment in “crypto supercomputer startup.”
30. Shinra Global Exchange
Asian-based offshore shadow exchange halting withdrawals.
31. EtherealCrypto Bank
Pretends to be a licensed EU neobank for digital assets.
32. Athenix Market Operations
Users locked out after “AML review.”
33. SentryPro Blockchain Inspectors
Fake regulators demanding “release fees.”
34. TitanQuotex Options
Binary options remake under new branding.
35. AstroForge Stake Center
Stolen mining-rig imagery with copy-paste testimonials.
36. RisePoint AI Index
Claims to replicate hedge fund performance with AI.
37. OmniTrade Frontier
Promises “24/7 manual analyst support.”
38. AuroraRevo Finance
Fake Spanish regulator license badge.
39. MegaSage Arbitrage Grid
Telegram group-run ring.
40. NoblePath Crypto Syndicate
High-yield club appealing to religious communities.
41. HexaQuantMatrix
Sci-fi themed trading platform with fake charts.
42. PinnacleFast Capital
Victims pushed to “reinvest profits” to trigger release.
43. LuxNode Hash Systems
Mining contracts with zero traceable output.
44. GlobalTrade SecuraLab
Fake “audit certificates” uploaded on the site.
45. BitAnchor Compliance Office
Pretends to freeze user wallets unless they pay fines.
46. QuantumLeap USDT Factory
Romance scam claiming “USDT self-mint technology.”
47. AlphaWave Syndicated Pools
Multi-layered affiliate investment scam.
48. ZenithCoin Clearance Authority
Fake “coin recovery” department (victims lose more).
49. AutraPrime Vault
New pig-butchering platform using Spanish-language marketing.
50. The Crown Digital Council
Pretends to be a global financial crime government institute that “certifies” scam platforms.