27/10/2025
🚨 Let’s talk about how to fact-check a crypto project in 90 seconds. This simple process could literally save you thousands. 💸
Most people see a shiny website, think “looks legit,” and jump straight in… 🙈That’s a fast track to getting scammed. 🚫
Here’s what I do instead 👇
🧭 Step 1: Verify the Product
They claim to have a product? Go find it. Not the demo video on their site — the actual product.
If it’s an app 📱 → search for it in the real App Store (not their website).
If it’s a platform 💻 → create an account and test it yourself.
If it’s physical mining equipment ⛏️ → there should be a facility address. Look it up on Google Maps, and if you’re local — go see it.
Most scam projects show a slick demo but have nothing you can actually touch.
🔍 Step 2: Reverse Image Search Everything
Right click their photos → select “Search image with Google.”
My colleague did this on a project last year that showed “their mining facility.” Turns out the images came from a Chinese company’s website from 2019.They’d literally stolen the photos. 🚩
🧾 Step 3: Check Their Partnerships
If they claim to be partnering with another company, look it up. Go to their country’s business registry and search the company name.
If it’s registered in Panama, BVI, or Comoros Islands… dig deeper.
🕵️♀️Then check:
➡️ Does that company have a real website?
➡️ Real employees on LinkedIn?
➡️ Real social media presence?
Most of the time, the “partner” is fake — or just another shell company.
⚠️ Bonus Tip: The White-Label Trap
Sometimes the product is real… but it’s not theirs. They’re white-labelling someone else’s product and pretending they built it.
Ask:
👉 “Who actually built this?”
👉 “Where’s the source code?”
👉 “Who are the developers?”
If they can’t give you clear answers — that’s a red flag. 🚩
Real projects are proud of what they’ve built and will show you everything. Fake ones get defensive when you ask questions.
💡 I’ve saved myself thousands of dollars by spending just 90 seconds doing this before investing. You should too. 👊
