Critical risk detected
4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (2 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is waggyu.xyz legit or a scam?
Monero bridge site with rug-pull reports, 176-day-old domain, and fabricated transaction history.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The site exhibits several high-risk indicators common in fraudulent crypto platforms, including poor spelling, fabricated transaction history, and a non-standard 'Send to Wallet' input field.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsCrypto swap interface requesting a 'Send to Wallet' address without standard wallet connection first
Unprofessional grammar and spelling errors such as 'ho stage' instead of 'hostage'
Suspicious 'Recent Transactions' list showing high-value transfers occurring 'just now' to create false activity
Claims to use Hyperliquid's infrastructure without verifiable integration or official branding
Generic 'Compliance' and 'Documentation' links in the footer that often lead to dead or circular pages in scams
Unusual custodial model mentioned for XMR1 which is a common tactic for non-transparent crypto drains
Intelligence
The site presents itself as a private cross-chain bridge for Monero and Hyperliquid assets. Kaspersky flagged the page as phishing while Bfore.Ai PreCrime marked it malicious. Three separate Reddit threads and a Startup Fortune article document users losing money after the service went dark and the founder disappeared. The domain registered only 176 days ago through Spaceship with no business registration found anywhere. Visual analysis shows fake recent transactions, spelling errors, and a non-standard wallet address field that bypasses normal connection flows. These signals together point to an exit-scam pattern rather than a legitimate service.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for waggyu.xyz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain waggyu.xyz registered January 13, 2026 (age ~176 days as of July 2026).
- Service described as 'Private Cross-Chain Bridge' for Monero (XMR) to Hyperliquid assets including XMR1; claims decentralized orderbook but uses custodial bridge model.
- Listed on Monerica.com (Monero directory) as 'Questionable' status with note: 'Consistent outages, missing swap pairs and unreliable service'.
- Gridinsoft scan (Jan 2026) gave 53/100 trust score; mixed signals, limited reputation data.
- Multiple Reddit posts (r/Monero, r/defi, r/CryptoCurrency) allege rug/scam, outages, support issues, and domain redirect to .wtf mirror in July 2026 incident involving ~$200 loss.
- Founder pseudonym 'Perpetual Cow' (@PerpetualCow on X); associated Telegram support; reports of absence during May/June 2026 downtime sparking rug allegations.
- Site blocks US and UAE users; no KYC; has Telegram and X presence; listed as sponsor on some Monero sites.
- Reddit (r/Monero)open
"Got rugged scammed out of my last $200 on Wagyu.xyz ... Then few days ago on July 3rd I did what I always do and clicked the bookmark but this time I got redirected to a .wtf domain. ... The deposit, ofc, went to time-out ... Sent this to s"
- Startup Fortuneopen
"Users are alleging that Wagyu.xyz, a Monero-focused swap and bridge service tied to Hyperliquid routes, has failed after XMR1 swap routes reportedly stopped working. ... Now users are alleging the service has gone dark, with XMR1 swap route"
- Reddit (r/defi)open
"XMR “DEX” Wagyu has Rugged : Users reportedly have lost money and the founder - Perpetual Cow ” is nowhere to be found. Do not use the platform."
Reddit users in r/Monero and r/defi report losing funds after the service went dark and the founder disappeared. Startup Fortune covered the same allegations. Monerica.com lists the service as Questionable due to outages and missing swap pairs despite two positive user reviews.
Domain Timeline
- Jan 12, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 months old today.
- Jul 8, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
waggyu.xyz was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact 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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1308http://waggyu.xyz/
- 2301https://waggyu.xyz/
- 3200https://wagyu.wtf/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with waggyu.xyz
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Safer Alternatives
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Final Verdict
Waggyu.xyz is a Monero-to-Hyperliquid bridge site. Multiple Reddit users report rug pulls and lost funds, the domain is only 176 days old, and the page shows fabricated transaction history plus non-standard wallet prompts.
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 flags waggyu.xyz as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — waggyu.xyz scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. waggyu.xyz presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE1, expiring in 55 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- waggyu.xyz is 5 months old, registered on 1/12/2026 through Spaceship, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged waggyu.xyz as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. waggyu.xyz is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- waggyu.xyz resolves to an IP operated by FlokiNET ehf in RO (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 8, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around waggyu.xyz 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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