Uniswap founder: “Impersonation sites keep appearing…still not resolved despite years of reports”

Uk Jin

Summary

It reported that ads impersonating the decentralized exchange Uniswap (UNI) are proliferating across various platforms.
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said scam ads have continued despite years of reports and urged investors to be cautious.
It reported that when entering the “Uniswap” keyword on Google Search, impersonation sites appear at the top, leading to cases of digital-asset theft worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

*Uniswap impersonation ad/Photo=Screenshot from ika’s X*

Ads impersonating decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) are proliferating across multiple platforms, it has emerged. In response, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams stepped forward to urge investors to be cautious.

According to Cointelegraph, a digital-asset news outlet, on the 21st (Korea time) Adams said on X (formerly Twitter), “Scam ads keep showing up despite years of reporting,” adding, “There were even impersonation apps while the Uniswap app was waiting for App Store approval.”

In fact, when users enter related keywords such as “Uniswap” into Google Search, cases have repeatedly surfaced in which ads disguised as Uniswap appear at the top of the results. One user was even drained of digital assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars after visiting a fake site.

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