Your Token Becomes Worthless: Unveiling Rug Pull Schemes in Crypto Token via Code-and-Transaction Fusion Analysis
Episode description
In this episode of Byte of Truth, host Sébastien Deschamps uncovers the dark art of the rug pull — the scam where your hot new token suddenly becomes worthless.
But this isn't just another crypto horror story. We explore RPHunter, a cutting-edge tool that fuses smart contract code analysis with blockchain transaction behavior to detect scams before they drain your wallet.
Learn how scammers engineer trust, manipulate liquidity, and vanish with millions — and how AI-powered graph networks are learning to fight back.
If you’ve ever minted a token, aped into a new coin, or just want to know how tech is outsmarting cybercriminals, this one’s for you.
Topics include:
How rug pulls actually work (step by shady step)
The science behind code and transaction graph fusion
Why old scam detection tools fall short
What 645 real rug pulls taught researchers
RPHunter’s 95% detection accuracy and what that means for DeFi security
Hit play and stay ahead of the rug.
Wu, H., Wang, H., Li, S., Wu, Y., Fan, M., Jin, W., Zhao, Y., & Liu, T. (2025). Your Token Becomes Worthless: Unveiling Rug Pull Schemes in Crypto Token via Code-and-Transaction Fusion Analysis.