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Coinbase recently introduced \u201cBase\u201d to foster a community of developers dedicated to constructing decentralized features for its users. While Base is geared toward enhancing the exchange\u2019s utility and encouraging greater customer engagement, this new blockchain attracted more than 500 fraudulent tokens in a relatively brief period.<\/p>\n
Scam token creators thrive on \u201chype, promise, and price and volume manipulation.\u201d The fervor surrounding the Base network is no different in this regard. According to the New York-based crypto market integrity platform Solidus Labs, scammers have churned approximately $2 million in profits with these efforts.<\/p>\n
A recent report<\/a> by Solidus revealed that scam tokens attracted approximately $3.7 million worth of trading volume on Base-based decentralized exchanges. In the process, the scammers managed to execute $2.7 million worth of buys, $700,000 worth of sales, and $300,000 worth of wash sales.<\/p>\n Scammers use either of the two methods to profit from their schemes:<\/p>\n Besides the existence of hundreds of scam coins, the researchers at Solidus observed \u201cdeceptively touted and traded\u201d cryptocurrencies that made it to Base between mid-July and its public debut in August.<\/p>\n Base\u2019s traction was scant when it was first opened to builders. But the likes of BALD triggered abrupt capital and user influx. This initial frenzy around the memecoin pushed prices 4,000,000% from issuance and attracted more than $68 million from traders.<\/p>\n BALD<\/a> creator appeared to have raked in over $5.2 million after hyping the token on X (formerly known as Twitter) and pumping up its price on a Base-based decentralized exchange called LeetSwap.<\/p>\n Solidus representative told<\/a> Bloomberg,<\/p>\n \u201cWe encourage consumers to do their research diligently before participating in any dapp [decentralized application], on Base or any other chain, just as they would on the open internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Base is accessible to all users, but it is this aspect that also exposes vulnerabilities that scammers exploit. Solidus Labs analysts cautioned users against meme coins and decentralized exchanges on the layer-2 solution since funds lost to rug pulls or tokens exclusive to these DEXes offer no means for recovery or withdrawal should an exploit occur.<\/p>\n\n
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