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Jan 21, 20264 weeks ago

7 ways to make money that seem illegal (but are not)

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StarPlatinum@StarPlatinum_

AI Summary

The piece details specific, real-world crypto strategies like Flash Loans and Recursive Lending, explaining how their mechanics (e.g., uncollateralized millions, leveraged loops) mimic illegal activities despite being protocol-permitted, with cited examples from Aave and the collapse of Stream Finance. It exposes the manufactured nature of influence in crypto, describing how one can buy influencer accounts, use bots for engagement, and monetize recycled content through marketing agencies. It highlights the low-barrier-to-entry scams enabled by platforms like PumpFun, where creating memecoins or even faking one's death in a stream can be leveraged for profit, emphasizing the "little morals" prevalent in these niches. A recurring theme is the ability to execute these schemes anonymously or pseudonymously, from creating tokens without showing your face to rug-pulling a project after a fake ICO, underscoring the lack of accountability. The entire guide is delivered with heavy irony and a clear disclaimer; its ultimate purpose is to critique the ecosystem's moral hazards and warn readers to protect their integrity, not to endorse the methods.

The internet and niches like Blockchain open many doors to those who decide to venture in

Especially those with little morals and a lot of ambition

Over the last few years I’ve seen too many scammers make money in illicit or suspicious ways

I’ll make a compilation for you, but this is informative, I do NOT recommend doing it

Use this to avoid it and identify it

Flash Loans: Instant loans without collateral

Flash loans allow taking massive loans with no collateral required

On the condition that the capital is returned in the same blockchain transaction

If the repayment fails, the entire transaction is automatically reverted

Why does it seem illegal?

The ability to access millions of dollars with no collateral or credit check looks similar to obtaining illegitimate funds

Large-scale arbitrage attacks can temporarily manipulate market prices

I’ll show you a real example:

In 2023, a trader used a $280 million flash loan from Aave to execute arbitrage in Curve’s MIM/3CRV pool, generating significant profits

Looping / Recursive Lending

Users deposit collateral, take loans against it, and redeposit the borrowed funds as additional collateral, multiplying their exposure and potential yield in protocols like Aave, Compound, and Euler

Why does it seem illegal?

Repeatedly leveraging the same collateral looks risky and similar to Ponzi schemes.

This practice contributed to collapses like Stream Finance

Legality under “Code is Law”: Lending protocols explicitly allow borrowing against deposited collateral, collateralization ratios ensure loans remain backed

Again, I will show you a real example:

In 2025, Stream Finance collapsed after looping strategies generated $93 million in losses, showing the risks even though the strategy was legal

Be a Crypto KOL

This is probably the easiest one of all, you simply need enough money for the following:

There is a business of buying and selling accounts to pretend to be an influencer

You buy a crypto influencer account that has some real followers so it looks real, post stupid content like GM/GN, remember to also buy bots for your engagement

Ask to access groups and interact with marketing agencies

Congrats, you now have access to unlimited money in exchange for recycled content

Create Tokens on PumpFun

This platform is probably one of the biggest advances and catastrophes in crypto

With a single click you can create tokens, from your house, from your phone, without needing to show your face

I’ll give you an example:

This user managed to generate six figures simply by creating tokens on the platform

Just stay alert to the news and create clever memes

Morally questionable but effective, I guess

Fake your death

We’re not done with PumpFun, the trenches have a lot of money and very little morality

They also have a streaming feature

If you don’t mind showing your face and putting your life and your loved ones at risk, the process is simple

Buy an X account with followers, do giveaways to get more views and even more followers

Open a stream, set your house on fire, choke on the smoke

Go to the hospital, and tell your friend you are going to fake your death

It sounds crazy but all of this actually happened

Fake that you are bulding something

You can launch an idea as a perp DEX for illiquid assets (Pokemon cards, CS2, watches, RWAs...you know), leverage up to 5–10x, interesting idea, niche market, ok

People won´t ask you to doxx so you can stay without it.

Release your beta, say that you have $1B testnet volume and 24k users

Now it´s time to cook with the ICO, pay influencers and KOLs to promote it, goal: $2.5M, FDV: $20M, ends up raising $11.5M, 460% oversubscribed

Sell your initial community and change just the same week of your TGE, then rug your token

Congrats, you made 7 figures without even showing your face...oh wait..who´s that black platuypus????

With all this, you only need to have enough money to start

Crypto is a lawless place where scammers are forgiven

Oh yeah...I said 7 ways right? I forgot one...you can just follow me I guess

Take advantage of the game!!! What’s the worst that can happen???

If you found this guide useful, remember to follow me!!!

(Please understand that this entire post is ironic, protect your integrity)

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