The crypto space keeps seeing new projects that slap community names on their pitch decks just to cash in. It's basically the playbook now—borrow some legitimacy, promise the world, collect funds, then ghost or pivot.

The good news? We've actually got people in the community doing proper homework. They dig into whitepapers, track the teams, spot the red flags. When they share findings, it saves a lot of folks from throwing money at what turns out to be vaporware or worse. That due diligence culture is what keeps the ecosystem from turning into a complete casino.