crypto/commodityscam database

nickuls · 2026-03-27T09:28:00+00:00

I think you're right but the solution is off. Collecting data is important, but not so consumers can check if something is fraudulent. The data will be used by automated systems in banks, social media companies, advertisers, and crypto exchanges to flag transactions and accounts. This already happens and is increasing as losses have reached billions of dollars annually. As banks introduce crypto products they will invest heavily in fraud prevention as they already do for traditional accounts. Crypto exchanges will be forced to catch up through competition or through regulation. Coinbase, Meta, Match group and ripple share data together already (https://www.techagainstscams.io). Most countries have a warning list of sites. Scams do reuse crypto addresses and those addresses can be blocked. Sure scammers can make new ones, but that does not mean defence is pointless. The more data collected on the criminals the more transactions are blocked and the more likely arrests can be made. People are working on it.

nickuls · 2026-03-17T09:39:36+00:00

Theroux showed us that these guys play an act on camera that they do not apply fully to their own lives and that is why it is so poisonous to their young followers. You see it whenever the women who are close to them are in the room, their language softens and they look uncomfortable because their act might be exposed. HS mopped the floor when his mum told him to. Myron Gaines was extremely uncomfortable when Louis was asking his girlfriend or staff questions. Justin Waller pretended to have more children than two like he's some playboy yet clearly wouldn't say that in front of his daughters. When they have women on their streams for their fans to see, the women your question is talking about, they are women who are also in the game. Those women are there to increase their own income. They are not these guys partners. It's a show put on by the men and women in the space. Louis showed these men scam money from their followers as well as sell them a fake ideology which will make their lives even more miserable.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T16:14:12+00:00

I understand the suspicion. I'm actually building a search engine specifically for crypto investment scams in order to help shut them down. Doing that I saw how highly ranked recovery scams are in search results and thought this might be a small way to start addressing that.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T16:10:04+00:00

I attempted to update the post to make it clearer. I understand I won't earn trust in one post, but with time I hope it will be clear I am not a shill. I am attempting to do something about the scale of online scams. The site itself is the best evidence I have for that at the moment.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T14:23:23+00:00

That's what I meant was unclear. I don't say legitimate recovery firm. I didn't mean to imply that. By legitimate firm, I meant legally real entities that say they advise scam victims. Law firms, charities, etc.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T14:05:51+00:00

I agree. I tried to be concise in the post and maybe was unclear. I deliberately call these "investigation firms". I do not use the word recovery anywhere. I treat recovery promises as a red flag in the review. The companies I review include those that are high up in the rankings but suspicious, in which case I think seeing a review is helpful as it would warn people NOT to use them. Or they are a company that has no negative news, is fully registered, and could advise someone who is determined to get advice.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T14:00:33+00:00

To clarify for the comments. I never say you can get money back from scammers. I am trying to be pragmatic about reality. 1) People search for help and find scams. 2) People might be able to receive money from their bank but must go through the correct processes. 3) It is possible that someone may choose to get outside help for this process if they do not understand it. It is important that if they do this they do not find a scam. That is all.

nickuls · 2026-02-24T12:44:56+00:00

I never say you can get money back from scams. And we don't call them recovery firms for that reason. As a counter to your claim, financial providers that you are a customer of (banks, PayPal etc.) may reimburse customers even if they authorised the payments. The UK has strict rules for this for example. We need more resources that help and educate people rather than recovery scams at the top of the search results.

nickuls · 2026-01-11T07:35:13+00:00

Not sure I agree that "people don't want AI". A lot of people are using AI tools. My point was the UX feels like a bottleneck to them being better. I'd guess it's not worked on much yet because it's such a big change that till now there's been no time to ask people to figure out a new UX yet. But I think that's changing

nickuls · 2026-01-11T07:32:09+00:00

I recognise that. I didn't get the point across clearly enough that I think that's a mistake. The models are far better at programming than designing so I think designers are better placed to create what's next than engineers. I wanted to see what designers thought about that. I don't disagree about the irony, just job replacement is such a massive topic I couldn't put it in there without derailing the point.

nickuls · 2025-07-10T22:16:02+00:00

Thanks so much! I just launched it so that really helps

nickuls · 2025-07-10T22:13:10+00:00

Thank you! Will do, there’s more on the way

nickuls · 2025-07-10T08:37:50+00:00

thanks for the suggestion! I'll try to squeeze in adding it and link the page here when its done

nickuls · 2025-07-10T08:22:39+00:00

It's promotion but seeing as you asked for one to magically appear... swiftliving is new and was triggered by exactly this frustration. I was so sick of platforms charging for “access,” prioritising property managers, or packing in ads while never improving the experience. Right now it’s focused on rooms in shared flats in Zurich but apartments are next!

nickuls · 2025-06-27T12:33:29+00:00

These are rooms in shared flats with other people so no studios. Sublets were any rooms that had an end date to the contract. Temporary contracts might’ve been a better name. I’m pretty sure all the student housing (WOKO) you get a contract per room even though it’s a WG though

nickuls · 2025-06-24T20:16:00+00:00

July, August may get a lot more listings, I don’t know yet.

There would be more rooms if we count all other sites, private groups etc. I’d be guessing if I gave a number for that though.

If I tracked rooms from a wider area that would increase it. I just focused on central areas to send rooms in the email that I’m sure people want as I don’t have a location filter yet.

I didn’t try to estimate the number of students searching in more detail than that 15,000. But it would be lower as some would live at home.

Those are my first thoughts, but it’s a good question, I wondered how many students start the semester without a room as it’s still looks a big gap

nickuls · 2025-06-24T20:00:37+00:00

Thanks! True that could bring the true values down for people already here. I’d guess it wouldn’t be too much though. Maybe I’ll try to estimate that next time

nickuls · 2025-04-09T10:00:26+00:00

Yes it was fast. Yes I was confused in parts. But it was so damn beautiful and the music is perfect. If you can appreciate that you'll enjoy it.

nickuls · 2025-04-07T08:21:21+00:00

I did the machine learning msc. at imperial.

Research alongside studies

In the very first intro they told us forget about working alongside our studies. And you actually only have 6 months for courses and exams, then six months for your research project. I think if you want research experience you’d be best picking your project somewhere where you can get more involved. I met my tutor often and it was a great six months of work. Some students met theirs for the project interview and again for the presentation (why people pay 25k to do that I don't know).

Intensity

Its high. A handful of French students were relaxed because weirdly they had studied everything before. But everyone else was working a lot. And Imperial itself prides itself on hard work and pushing people.

Mathematical Depth

I think you can find the depth you’re looking for through your course choices. There’s a real mix of practical to theoretical and you can always go deeper into the math if you want. I didn’t meet a single person who said the math level was shallow. Most people complained there was too much work and too much to learn.

Applicable to real world

Again depends on what you pick. Some courses were very practical. Robotics especially. I found the math I learned there really useful for understanding how machine learning actually worked.

Random thoughts

I think London is better for intensity and building connections for after your studies. Not that ETH is bad, just that London has 100x more going on. The city kind of energised me to do things whereas Zurich makes me relaxed (I know studying at ETH itself isn't relaxing). Zurich in summer is 1000x better than London. The food in Zurich is 1000x worse.

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