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What Is a “Rug Pull” in the Context of ICOs?

A rug pull is an exit scam where developers abandon a project and steal investors' funds.
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What Is a “Rug Pull” in the Context of ICOs?

A "rug pull" is a type of exit scam where the developers of a project abandon it and run away with investors' funds. This often happens in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, where developers can create a new token and list it on a decentralized exchange, only to withdraw all the liquidity and disappear, leaving the token worthless.

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