Is parafi.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on parafi.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is parafi.com safe to use?

parafi.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does parafi.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. parafi.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 41 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the parafi.com domain?

parafi.com is 7.2 years old, registered on 4/17/2019 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has parafi.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report parafi.com as clean.

Is parafi.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. parafi.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is parafi.com hosted?

parafi.com resolves to an IP operated by Vercel, Inc in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the parafi.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 7, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around parafi.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is parafi.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 82/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official site of ParaFi Capital LP, a 7-year-old SEC-registered blockchain investment firm with $1.9B AUM and no malicious indicators.

Why we trust it

Domain registered 7.2 years ago in April 2019, consistent with the firm's founding timeline.SEC-registered investment adviser with CRD #294670 and publicly available Form ADV.Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.

parafi.comScanned 16h ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Score breakdown

Heuristics 83·MT 82

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Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 7 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

7 years old

Registered Apr 17, 2019

Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 85% confidence

Website Preview

LIVE RENDER

parafi.com

1Professional layout with consistent branding for ParaFi investment firm

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a professionally designed corporate landing page for an investment firm with no obvious visual scam indicators.

Visual risk15/100

What our vision model saw

4 signals

Professional layout with consistent branding for ParaFi investment firm

Clean typography and high-quality background graphics related to blockchain data

Standard navigation menu including Team, Portfolio, Signals, and Library

No immediate urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups visible

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

Analysis

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain parafi.com was registered in April 2019 and matches the official online presence of ParaFi Capital LP, an SEC-registered investment adviser with CRD number 294670. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP shows minimal abuse history. The page displays professional corporate content consistent with a real investment firm, including accurate AUM figures, team details, and links to SEC filings. Evidence shows one reported case of scammers impersonating ParaFi executives to deliver malware, but the domain itself is not involved in that activity. The firm maintains active profiles on LinkedIn, X, and Crunchbase with coverage in established crypto news outlets. No consumer complaints or negative reviews appear in our research, supporting the conclusion that this is the authentic corporate site.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page presents ParaFi as a multi-strategy investment firm focused on blockchain and digital assets, claiming $1.9B AUM and a founding date of 2018. Navigation includes Team, Portfolio, Signals, and Library sections with professional typography and blockchain-themed graphics. The content describes public markets, private markets, and engineering capabilities without urgency tactics or unrealistic return promises. Contact information is limited to an email on the firm domain with no phone or physical address displayed.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 76.76.21.21 with a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate expiring in 41 days. One redirect hop occurs within the same domain. External resources include Google Tag Manager, parafi.tech, and social platforms X and LinkedIn. The hosting IP carries an abuse score of 0/100 with 31 reports logged, indicating low risk. No login forms, countdown timers, or push-notification prompts appear on the page.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 2019-04-17 through Cloudflare, Inc., making it 7.2 years old. WHOIS privacy protection is disabled. The registration date aligns with the firm's stated founding in 2018. No recent ownership changes or suspicious registrar activity are noted in the available records.

Web Reputation

Business registration records confirm ParaFi Capital LP as an active SEC-registered investment adviser with Form ADV available on adviserinfo.sec.gov. Two scam-related mentions appear in search results: one news article describing impersonators posing as ParaFi executives to deliver malware, and a 2025 court case where ParaFi itself is the plaintiff alleging fraud by a third party. No consumer complaints, Trustpilot reviews, or widespread scam reports target the firm or domain. Professional presence includes LinkedIn, X, Crunchbase, and coverage in The Block and other crypto outlets.

What this means for you

This is the legitimate corporate website of an established investment firm. The domain and content match official records and regulatory filings. Exercise standard caution with any unsolicited messages claiming to represent ParaFi, as impersonation attempts have occurred in the past.

Risk Factors

No phone number or physical address listed on the contact page.
One documented case of scammers impersonating ParaFi executives to distribute malware via Slack in October 2024.

Positive Signals

Domain registered 7.2 years ago in April 2019, consistent with the firm's founding timeline.
SEC-registered investment adviser with CRD #294670 and publicly available Form ADV.
Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.
Professional corporate layout with accurate AUM figures and verifiable business details.
Active presence on LinkedIn, X, Crunchbase, and coverage in established crypto news outlets.

AI Recommendation

This is the legitimate ParaFi Capital website. Verify any direct messages claiming to be from ParaFi executives through official channels before taking action.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for parafi.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 scam reports

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

Domain parafi.com registered 2019-04-17 (7.2 years old); official site of ParaFi Capital LP, founded 2018, NYC/Greenwich-based digital asset investment firm
Claims ~$1.9B–$2B AUM; multi-strategy (liquid/venture) focused on blockchain/DeFi; recent raises include $125M venture fund (March 2026) and investments e.g. $35M in Jupiter (Solana)
SEC-registered investment adviser (CRD 294670); Form ADV filed; disclosures page states registration and links to adviserinfo.sec.gov
Active professional presence: LinkedIn company page, X @paraficapital, Crunchbase profile, coverage in The Block, Avax Network, Latham & Watkins client work
One reported impersonation attempt (scammers posing as ParaFi executives via Slack to deliver malware, Oct 2024); separate 2025 lawsuit names ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP as plaintiff alleging fraud by third party (Egorov)
No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or consumer review aggregator presence found; no widespread scam/fraud complaints against the firm or domain in searches
Reddit mentions limited to neutral investment news (fund raises, portfolio deals); no negative threads

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

Bitget Newsopen
"The scammers claimed to be executives from venture capital firm ParaFi. Their goal was to convince Duo Nine to download a “patch” that would..."
Justia / CA Court of Appealopen
"Plaintiffs allege that Egorov fraudulently induced them to sign the investment and shareholders' agreements... (ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP v. Egorov, 2025)"

Business registration

Status: active · United States

ParaFi Capital LP is an SEC-registered investment adviser (CRD #294670 / SEC #801-121952); Delaware LLC references in filings; Form ADV available on adviserinfo.sec.gov

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found two relevant mentions. A Bitget News article reported that scammers claimed to be ParaFi executives to convince a target to download malware via Slack in October 2024. A Justia court record describes a 2025 California case where ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP is the plaintiff alleging fraud by defendant Egorov. No consumer complaints, negative review threads, or scam reports against the firm or domain appear in the results. Reddit discussions are limited to neutral coverage of fund raises and portfolio investments.

Domain Timeline

Apr 17, 2019
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 7.2 years old today.
Jul 7, 2026
Latest security review — Reviewed as safe
This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

parafi.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Technical Details

domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referenced

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

Has a contact email on its own domain

Emails on site's domaininfo@parafi.com

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles3

Signal Summary

Contact details look reasonable

No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Contact email on the site's own domain (info@parafi.com).
Links to 3 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age7 years old

RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.

RegisteredApr 17, 2019

ExpiresApr 17, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresAug 17, 2026 (41d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingVercel, Inc

Server locationUS

Web serverVercel

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1308http://parafi.com/
2200https://parafi.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file31

ISPVercel, Inc

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

googletagmanager.com parafi.tech x.com twitter.com linkedin.com

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on parafi.com and not a lookalike like p-arafi.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
Open

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·parafi.com

SAFE

Parafi.com is the official website of ParaFi Capital LP, a legitimate SEC-registered digital asset investment firm founded in 2018. The domain is 7.2 years old with clean security scans and no impersonation detected. Users should verify any direct outreach claiming to be from ParaFi executives, as one impersonation attempt was reported in 2024.

This is the legitimate ParaFi Capital website. Verify any direct messages claiming to be from ParaFi executives through official channels before taking action.

AV engines

MT passes

Net signals

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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on parafi.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
parafi.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. parafi.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 41 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
parafi.com is 7.2 years old, registered on 4/17/2019 through Cloudflare, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report parafi.com as clean.
No. parafi.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
parafi.com resolves to an IP operated by Vercel, Inc in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 7, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around parafi.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

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