Launching a mobile app should be a routine milestone for any crypto analytics platform, but for DefiLlama, it turned into a months-long standoff with Apple’s App Store. The DefiLlama app delay stemmed directly from a wave of phishing apps that copied the platform’s name and branding, according to the company’s pseudonymous founder, 0xngmi, who explained the decision in a Saturday post on X.
Key takeaways
DefiLlama held off releasing its official mobile app for months while fake, phishing versions circulated on Apple’s App Store.
Founder 0xngmi said the team waited until every impersonating app was taken down to avoid users getting scammed.
Apple removed one malicious app within days once DefiLlama showed proof that it had drained a small crypto wallet.
Similar scams have hit other crypto brands before, including Rabby wallet and Curve Finance on Apple’s store in 2024.
A fake Ledger Live app on the Microsoft Store led to $588,000 in losses across 38 transactions
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