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This fits a widening regulatory and reputational squeeze on crypto's retail onboarding layer. AI-powered phishing and fake exchange clones raise the cost of retail acquisition and give regulators more ammunition for KYC/AML and marketing restrictions.

Trading standards officers report that AI is super-charging existing scams through clones and fake websites.

Trading Standards Warn AI Is Supercharging Crypto Clone Scams

AI scam super-charging will accelerate the collapse of crypto's 'trustless' myth, driving users back to custodial intermediaries — a bullish signal for regulated exchanges and a bearish one for DeFi.