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Pump-and-Dump meets Honeypot Tokens: Detection and Analysis of Telegram Bait-and-Trap Schemes
Federico Cernera, Massimo La Morgia, Alessandro Mei +1
While Pump-and-Dump schemes have been extensively studied on centralized exchanges (CEXs), how they operate in decentralized exchanges (DEXs) remains largely unexplored. We monitor…
A Truckload of Satoshis: Detecting and Measuring One-Way Arbitrage in the Wild
Eugenio Nerio Nemmi, Tobias Lauinger, Paz Grimberg +3
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXes) enable fast off-chain conversions between hundreds of coins. It is an open question which algorithmic trading patterns occur on these p…
The Conspiracy Money Machine: Uncovering Telegram's Conspiracy Channels and their Profit Model
Vincenzo Imperati, Massimo La Morgia, Alessandro Mei +2
In recent years, major social media platforms have implemented increasingly strict moderation policies, resulting in bans and restrictions on conspiracy theory-related content. To…
TGDataset: Collecting and Exploring the Largest Telegram Channels Dataset
Massimo La Morgia, Alessandro Mei, Alberto Maria Mongardini
Telegram is one of the most popular instant messaging apps in today's digital age. In addition to providing a private messaging service, Telegram, with its channels, represents a v…
A Game of NFTs: Characterizing NFT Wash Trading in the Ethereum Blockchain
Massimo La Morgia, Alessandro Mei, Alberto Maria Mongardini +1
The Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market in the Ethereum blockchain experienced explosive growth in 2021, with a monthly trade volume reaching $6 billion in January 2022. However, conc…
Token Spammers, Rug Pulls, and SniperBots: An Analysis of the Ecosystem of Tokens in Ethereum and in the Binance Smart Chain (BNB)
Federico Cernera, Massimo La Morgia, Alessandro Mei +1
In this work, we perform a longitudinal analysis of the BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum blockchain from their inception to March 2022. We study the ecosystem of the tokens and liquidi…