Uniswap appears to be plagued with scam tokens claiming affiliation with popular DeFi projects.
Listen to article Scam tokens are a growing problem on the decentralized exchange and liquidity pool Uniswap - owing to the protocol's open listing policy.
In recent days warnings have been issued about scam tokens targeting four of the most buzz-worthy decentralized finance projects including Curve Finance, 1inchExchange, Tornado.
Open listing policy leads to scam tokensDecentralized derivatives project Opium took to Twitter on July 7 to warn users that a scam token called Opium and trading under the ticker OPM had been listed on Uniswap despite the project not having a native token.
The same day the Defiprime Twitter account noted a 'DYDX' token pool purporting association with the similarly tokenless DeFi protocol dYdX, along with a fake 'Uniswap Community Token.
Cash had reported that scammers were selling a fraudulent 'TC' token claiming affiliation to the project.
Exchange reported fake coins impersonating their yet-to-be-released native tokens on July 5 and July 4 respectively.
A similar scam token impersonating Balancer Labs' then-forthcoming BAL was also identified last month.
Uniswap attracts liquiditySince its 'V2' overhaul in May, Uniswap has emerged as a cornerstone of the nascent DeFi ecosystem, with data published by Dune Analytics indicating that Uniswap comprises DeFi's top pool by total users with 92,000.
V2 also preceded a dramatic spike in Uniswap volume, with trade activity on the platform exceeding $20 million on July 2 - roughly six weeks after Uniswap's volume broke above $2 million for the first time.
Fake Tokens on Uniswap Are Trying to Cash In on DeFi Hype
Publié le Jul 8, 2020
by Cointele | Publié le Coinage
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