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Scams & Hacks

5,377
mentions
433
episodes
2013–2026
span
2017
peak year

If The Bitcoin Group has one eternal subject, it is theft. From Mt. Gox to Bitfinex to the endless parade of exchange failures, phishing rings, rug pulls and DeFi exploits, the panel returned to scams and hacks more than any other topic. The recurring lesson — self-custody, verify, don't trust the middleman — was hammered home the hard way, week after week, as billions evaporated in real time.

Across the years

Mentions per year in the show transcripts.
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The episodes that covered it most

Ranked by how heavily each episode engaged the topic.
#1242017-01-14China uses Leverage - GBMiners Ponzi? - India Booms - Backpa75×
#1252017-01-21Trump Bitcoin, EthC ETF, Karpeles Interview and Miami Bitcoi73×
#2282020-08-07Twitter Hackers Caught - Coronavirus - $1.3 Billion Hacked -73×
#2202020-04-24Oil Below Zero - Crypto Scams - The 2020 Bitcoin Halvening70×
#2922022-01-22Bitcoin Correction - $30M Hack - Google Cards - NFT Rug Pull65×
#3662023-07-08Institutional Demand - Digital Gold - Pig Butchering - Taylo61×
#2662021-07-09China Crackdown - Consolidation Complete? - Crypto Cons - Co59×
#2952022-02-11Bitfinex Hackers Found? - Tallycoin Truckers - Binance Forbe59×
#4432025-02-22Libra Rugged! - DecaBull? - Jack Satoshi - BitMemeCoin58×
#1082016-09-09Bitcoin goes Hollywood - Startup, Mr. Robot and Dope52×
#1502017-07-14Alphabay Takedown - Bitcoin Sign Guy - Alleged Ponzi ICOs - 52×
#1382017-04-21Onecoin, Paycoin, Scamcoin - Bitfinex Troubles - Billionaire51×
METHOD — Counts are keyword/theme matches across the show transcripts (WCN + Mad Bitcoins + TBG). The written synthesis is grounded in Bitcoin's public history and the show's coverage.