Fintoch DeFi Platform Executes $31.6 Million Rug Pull Scam

Summary # In May 2023, the DeFi investment platform Fintoch executed a rug pull, defrauding users of $31.6 million. The project claimed backing by Morgan Stanley and offered unrealistic 1% daily returns. Fintoch’s legitimacy was questioned, after Morgan Stanley debanked Fintoch’s claims. The fradulent company launched a public sale, and accumulated a large amount of USDT in Fintoch STO smart contract. The smart contract was deployed in Binance Smart Chain, and contained functionality of FTH BEP20 token and FTH/USDT liquidity pair. ...