{"id":194742,"date":"2023-10-09T19:39:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194742"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:39:53","slug":"astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m &#8211; Certik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The astrology-themed NFT project Lucky Star Currency (LSC) has performed an exit scam for over $1 million, according to an October 9 report from blockchain security firm Certik. <\/p>\n<p>The project\u2019s deployer account called the \u2018withdrawToken\u2019 function on both the NFTMerge and AdwardCenter contracts, removing over $1 million in LSC from them. These tokens were then swapped for Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin\u00a0and sent to another account.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky Star Currency is a project that focuses on NFTs and claims to be founded by astrologists. Its contracts include an Award Center and NFT Marketplace. It is marketed towards the Chinese crypto investment market. The team promotes the project on X (formerly Twitter) under the username @AstrAstrol75591. It also has a Telegram channel. As of October 9, the project\u2019s website and user interface are offline.<\/p>\n<p>Before the alleged rug, Lucky Star Currency was heavily promoted on the Chinese news app Toutiao and Q&amp;A platform Zhihu.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 02:52 a.m. UTC, BNB Smart Chain address 0x9Ef72Ee68a7c841986A0C60e0FDbAE4e27446Deb removed over 1.6 million LSC from the AwardCenter contract for Lucky Star Currency. In a second transaction, an additional 1.4 million LSC was drained from the project\u2019s NFTMerge contract. After draining funds, the attacker swapped them for over $1 million in BUSD via Pancake swap and then sent them to account 0x23f8c805306Bf27AB8bf3cEbEce4B778acfFd896. This account has been receiving BUSD from various sources for the past 82 days, implying that there may be more than one scam depositing funds to it.<\/p>\n<p>According to Certik, the contracts that were drained have been listed on Telegram as the project\u2019s official contracts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-10\/b8c3a560-6272-4705-8f76-e45614a9baa4.png\"><\/p>\n<p>In addition, blockchain data shows that the attacking account is the deployer for the AwardCenter contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong>Chinese DeFi protocol WDZD Swap exploited for $1.1M: CertiK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company that promoted the project claimed to have an office in Shenzen City, China.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-10\/c9efc4ab-6a70-4838-8386-94e9dfd4920a.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Rug-pulls from Chinese projects have become a recurring problem in the Web3 space. Running a centralized cryptocurrency exchange is illegal in the country.\u00a0Because of this, users who deposit to a Chinese protocol that has centralized elements may risk having their funds confiscated by police. <\/p>\n<p>Over $100 million were lost in July when the China-based Multichain protocol drained all of its users&#8217; funds into an attacker\u2019s account. The team alleges that police have arrested their CEO, but victims still search for answers as to what happened to their funds and how they can be reimbursed.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/astrology-nft-project-web3-lucky-star-currency-rugged-1m-certik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The astrology-themed NFT project Lucky Star Currency (LSC) has performed an exit scam for over&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":194741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The astrology-themed NFT project Lucky Star Currency (LSC) has performed an exit scam for over...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tokens Talk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Astrology-NFT-project-\u2018Lucky-Star-Currency-rugged-for-over-1m-Certik.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/\",\"name\":\"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5c93d641f4dc4ea25a3807d041e4ab\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m &#8211; Certik\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/\",\"name\":\"Tokens Talk\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5c93d641f4dc4ea25a3807d041e4ab\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5f13cb3b94fc348d515c0951f6ca073?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5f13cb3b94fc348d515c0951f6ca073?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk","og_description":"The astrology-themed NFT project Lucky Star Currency (LSC) has performed an exit scam for over...","og_url":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/","og_site_name":"Tokens Talk","article_published_time":"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Astrology-NFT-project-\u2018Lucky-Star-Currency-rugged-for-over-1m-Certik.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/","url":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/","name":"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m - Certik - Tokens Talk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-09T19:39:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5c93d641f4dc4ea25a3807d041e4ab"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/astrology-nft-project-lucky-star-currency-rugged-for-over-1m-certik\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Astrology NFT project \u2018Lucky Star Currency\u2019 rugged for over $1m &#8211; Certik"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/","name":"Tokens Talk","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5c93d641f4dc4ea25a3807d041e4ab","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5f13cb3b94fc348d515c0951f6ca073?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5f13cb3b94fc348d515c0951f6ca073?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}