# PhishDestroy threat dossier — btcverse.digital
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 11:25:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btcverse.digital/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: ethereum (and: polygon)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.216.94 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     alfred.ns.cloudflare.com, kara.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-21
Expires:         2026-12-19
Page title:      Verse Bitcoin Staking | Bitcoin Earn & tBTC Rewards on BTCVerse

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-06 22:34:59 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019c350c-12db-7674-b3ef-21e2151e1b74/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/9910aa1c-7e58-45e5-adbe-c5d86d128431
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/btcverse.digital
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.btcverse.digital
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=btcverse.digital
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/btcverse.digital
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/btcverse.digital/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:54:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies btcverse.digital as a low-risk brand impersonation threat targeting users with a fake staking scheme. The domain posed as a Bitcoin staking service named "Verse Bitcoin Staking | Bitcoin Earn & tBTC Rewards on BTCVerse," misleading users into believing they could earn rewards through its platform. Although the risk level is classified as low, the domain’s intent aligns with deceptive practices designed to exploit cryptocurrency users seeking staking opportunities.

The domain btcverse.digital was registered on February 21, 2026, via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and resolved to the IP address 172.67.216.94. It has appeared on four different security blocklists, indicating its suspicious nature, while VirusTotal scans flagged the domain by 2 out of 95 security vendors. These technical indicators confirm its association with fraudulent activity. The domain specifically impersonates a fake staking brand, aiming to deceive visitors with promises of Bitcoin rewards.

Currently, btcverse.digital is offline, mitigating the immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends that individuals avoid interacting with this domain or similar sites claiming unrealistic cryptocurrency earnings. Users should always verify the legitimacy of staking platforms by consulting official sources and trusted security services. Continued vigilance and use of security tools are essential to prevent falling victim to such brand impersonation scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260206-1A57EA
Favicon SHA-256:       cf21b56422bd7d71a827a2e1cd48ef0cab69168a273877bd6376340c14af64e3

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/btcverse.digital/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=btcverse.digital
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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