cryptostrapon

We investigate real crypto scams and build free tools: npm-install-audit (check a take-home repo before npm install), an AI scam detector, an open quiz and glossary. They steal. We expose.

On chain, everywhere Joined on Oct 12, 2026 https://cryptostrapon.com/scam-detector?utm_source=devto

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CryptoStrapon: crypto scam investigations

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Oct 29

Address poisoning: the scam that never hacks you (plus a 15 line check for your own app)

#security #web3 #javascript #cryptocurrency

3 min read

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Oct 26

Git hooks in a zip: the attack that never touches npm install

#security #git #javascript #career

3 min read

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Oct 22

Read what you sign: 5 function selectors that should make you stop (with a small decoder)

#web3 #security #javascript #ethereum

2 min read

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Oct 20

You got a take-home test from a recruiter. You have 5 minutes before npm install

#security #javascript #webdev #career

4 min read

cryptostrapon

Oct 14

How "approval phishing" drains wallets without stealing a key (and how to check it in 10 lines)

#security #web3 #beginners #javascript

2 min read

cryptostrapon

Oct 12

An open crypto-scam quiz in one HTML file: no build step, MIT code, CC BY 4.0 content

#opensource #security #javascript #webdev

2 min read

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Address poisoning: the scam that never hacks you (plus a 15 line check for your own app)

Git hooks in a zip: the attack that never touches npm install

Want to connect with cryptostrapon?

Read what you sign: 5 function selectors that should make you stop (with a small decoder)

You got a take-home test from a recruiter. You have 5 minutes before npm install

How "approval phishing" drains wallets without stealing a key (and how to check it in 10 lines)

An open crypto-scam quiz in one HTML file: no build step, MIT code, CC BY 4.0 content