Crowdsourced scam warnings from uni NFT traders like you
University students are repeatedly falling victim to scams and rug pulls in web3 projects, resulting in significant financial losses during NFT trading attempts.
RugRadarStudents lets students flag and vote on suspicious NFT projects in a verified uni community. See real-time community risk ratings and avoid rugs based on peer intel. Includes anonymous reporting to protect young traders.
University students new to web3 and actively exploring NFT trading
Uni-verified community only, with bounty rewards for accurate flags
friendly
Upvote/downvote projects with scam evidence
Timeline of flagged projects with uni student comments
Confirm student status via .edu email for trusted votes
Visual map of hot scam projects by popularity
Subscribe to project-specific community warnings
Earn credits for validated flags (redeem for Pro)
Project-specific threads for student debates
PWA for on-the-go checks
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| edu_verified | bool | No |
| credits | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| contract_address | text | No |
| name | text | Yes |
| risk_score | int | No |
| votes_count | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| is_scam | bool | No |
| evidence | text | Yes |
| voted_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/projectsSearch and list projects by risk
/api/voteSubmit vote on project
/api/feedGet personalized community feed
/api/verify-eduVerify student email
/api/alertsSubscribe to project alerts
10 votes/month
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 1.5% | $45 | $540 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 3.5% | $840 | $10,080 |
Crowdsource scam intel from verified peers - vote, flag, stay safe
Seed with beta invites to 5 uni NFT Discords (e.g., Harvard Web3 club); offer free Pro for first 10 flags; crosspost to Twitter student NFT threads with referral incentives.
Data rich
No community input or student focus
Peer-driven uni intel
Network effects from student votes/data moat
Rise of student DAOs and uni web3 clubs needing trusted signals
Low initial votes
Seed with influencers
Vote manipulation
Edu verification + moderation
Realtime scaling
Supabase realtime
Success: 70% willing to verify/vote
Success: 50% weekly active
Success: >1.0
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