# New Chains Import Old Scam Tactics

Each newly launched permissionless chain that attracts retail liquidity behind a trusted brand reproduces the same honeypot and self-erasing-token frauds, making onboarding fraud a recurring cost of open listing.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-14T05:37:00.165Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/trends/new-chain-retail-scam-surface
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: Global

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] Honeypot Tokens Vanish From Robinhood Chain Wallets as Weekly Exploit Losses Mount (2026-07-14): Relay reports buyers on Robinhood's permissionless layer-2 lost funds to self-erasing honeypot contracts, one of several such incidents this week. A trusted retail brand's new chain reproducing the same onboarding fraud is exactly the recurring cost the thesis predicts.