What is a Rug Pull in Crypto?

A Rug Pull happens when project developers suddenly drain liquidity from their token, causing its value to collapse to zero. Investors are left with worthless tokens while the team disappears.

🔎 How it works:

1️⃣ Hype → New token launch with promises and influencers.

2️⃣ Liquidity builds → Price rises, staking perks & “locks” create false security.

3️⃣ The Pull → Devs withdraw funds, delete socials, vanish.

⚠️ Examples:

Squid Game Token (2021): $3M drained.

Encryption AI (2023): $2M lost.

Gen Z Quant (2024): $50K soft rug by a teen.

✅ How to spot risks:

No code audit = red flag

Liquidity not properly locked

Few wallets control supply

Excessive hype, no fundamentals

👉 DYOR before investing. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

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