Rug Pulls and Scams in Crypto – What Hard Lessons Did You Learn?

It’s no secret that crypto can be a wild space, and even the most careful among us have probably taken a hit at some point. Whether it was a shady DeFi project, a fake NFT mint, or just straight-up Ponzi vibes, getting rugged sucks. Beyond the classic “DYOR” advice, what’s something you learned the hard way?

For me, it was realizing that even legit-looking teams can ghost overnight no matter how many AMAs they’ve done. Now I dig deeper into vesting schedules and multisig wallets before jumping in. What red flags do you watch for now, or what habits did you change after a bad experience?