Caution in Crypto: Navigating Safety and Trust in a Decentralized World

What to do when scams like xverge.cloud occur.

Not your keys, Not your coins

The decentralisation at the heart of the cryptocurrency world brings both empowerment and responsibility. The fundamental principle is — not your keys, not your coin. This applies to web wallets or services, including exchanges like Binance or the now defunct FTX. If there’s a mishap, you risk losing access to your funds.

On a regrettable note, if you’ve been a victim of the xverge.cloud scam, take immediate action. The whois information of the fraudulent website has been posted below. The site was hosted by Hostinger. Your next step should be to file a police report in your home country, providing this information, and having them reach out to Hostinger for the information.

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The significance of this is underlined by the fact that Verge Currency, like many crypto projects, operates on a decentralized model. This means that a diverse network of contributors work in tandem with a variety of partners. However, Verge doesn’t have control over these partner entities and their actions. The golden rule when interacting with any platform, even those considered trustworthy, is to never leave an amount of crypto on an exchange that you cannot afford to lose.

If a deal or offer promises extraordinary returns and sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Be cautious with your investments.

Secondly, when it comes to scams, we tent to advise people.

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Police report information

https://www.whois.com/whois/xverge.cloud

Raw Whois Data

Domain Name: xverge.cloud
Registry Domain ID: DAE16A6D07D32442B904B422B5B6BF251-GDREG
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.hostinger.com
Registrar URL: https://www.hostinger.com/
Updated Date: 2023-07-12T03:36:15Z
Creation Date: 2023-05-29T01:54:49Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2024-05-29T01:54:49Z
Registrar: Hostinger, UAB
Registrar IANA ID: 1636
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:

@hostinger.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +370.64503378
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientHold https://icann.org/epp#clientHold
Domain Status: serverTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#serverTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Registrant Organization: Privacy Protect, LLC (PrivacyProtect.org)
Registrant Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
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Registrant State/Province: MA
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Registrant Country: US
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Registrant Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant, Admin, or Tech contact of the queried domain name.
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Admin Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant, Admin, or Tech contact of the queried domain name.
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Tech Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant, Admin, or Tech contact of the queried domain name.
Name Server: tim.ns.cloudflare.com
Name Server: connie.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2023-07-12T15:57:03Z <<<

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