Crypto Exchanges Lack Fraud Alerts for Repeated High-Value External Transfers
Cryptocurrency exchanges process repeated large transfers to the same external wallet without triggering any fraud warnings or cooling-off periods, enabling investment scams to drain victims completely. Basic behavioral signals that banks use for wire fraud detection are absent in crypto platforms. The gap leaves users with no institutional protection during the critical window when intervention is still possible.
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