Critical risk detected
7 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (5 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 wagyew.xyz legit or a scam?
New 172-day-old crypto bridge with five phishing detections and multiple user reports of lost funds on Reddit and news sites.
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 presents a professionally designed decentralized finance (DeFi) interface with standard swap functionality and no obvious visual scam indicators.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsDecentralized exchange interface for swapping cryptocurrency tokens
Live transaction feed showing recent swaps and timestamps
Professional UI design with consistent branding and custom illustrations
Links to Telegram support, documentation, and compliance information
Functional wallet connection and account management UI elements
No immediate signs of urgency tactics or fake trust badges
Intelligence
The site presents itself as a private cross-chain bridge for Monero and Hyperliquid with a professional DeFi interface. Five engines including BitDefender, Kaspersky, and G-Data flag the page as phishing while the domain was registered only 172 days ago through Spaceship, Inc. Our research found three scam reports on Reddit and Startup Fortune plus five complaints alleging rug-pull behavior and unreachable support after outages in May 2026. No business registration exists for the service or its claimed operator 'Perpetual Cow'. The combination of recent registration, engine detections, and documented user losses outweighs the single positive review on Monerica.com.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for wagyew.xyz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain wagyew.xyz registered 2026-01-17 (172 days old as of July 2026); related site wagyu.xyz promoted as 'Private Cross-Chain Bridge' for Monero and Hyperliquid.
- wagyu.xyz listed as sponsor on Monerica.com with status 'Questionable'; notes include 'Consistent outages, missing swap pairs and unreliable service'.
- Multiple user reports on Reddit (r/Monero) and articles alleging service failures, outages, and 'rug pull' claims in May 2026 involving XMR1 routes and unreachable operator 'Perpetual Cow'.
- Gridinsoft trust score for wagyu.xyz listed as 53/100 with mixed signals; no confirmed malware but limited reputation data.
- Service described as using centralized bridge model despite 'decentralized' marketing; kycnot.me notes counterparty risk and past downtime events.
- No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or ScamDoc entries found; positive reviews limited to Monerica sponsor listings with mixed user ratings (some 5/5, some 1/5 complaints).
- No business entity registration or company details identified; operated via Telegram @wagyu_support and X @PerpetualCow.
- Reddit (r/Monero)open
"Got rugged scammed out of my last $200 on Wagyu.xyz . TLDR; OP sent to the wrong address and support said they will refund or complete the swap."
- 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."
- kycnot.meopen
"Wagyu's bridge and UI went down in May 2026, and the outage sparked rug-pull allegations across Reddit and X."
- Monerica.comopen
"4.0(11) ... 5/5 $200-500 Valid Order THE 2% WITHDRAWAL FEE IS TOO DAMN HIGH!"
Reddit (r/Monero) contains a post from a user who lost $200 and received no refund from support. Startup Fortune published an article about allegations that Wagyu.xyz failed after XMR1 swap routes stopped working. Kycnot.me documented the bridge going down in May 2026 and the resulting rug-pull allegations across Reddit and X. Monerica.com lists the service with a 4.0 rating from 11 reviews but notes consistent outages and unreliable service.
Domain Timeline
- Jan 16, 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.
wagyew.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
- 1301http://wagyew.xyz/
- 2200https://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 wagyew.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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Final Verdict
Wagyew.xyz runs a Monero-to-Hyperliquid bridge that multiple users report as unreliable and linked to lost funds. The domain is only 172 days old, five antivirus engines flag it as phishing, and the operator has no verifiable business registration.
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 wagyew.xyz as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — wagyew.xyz scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- wagyew.xyz is 5 months old, registered on 1/16/2026 through Spaceship, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 7 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged wagyew.xyz as malicious or suspicious (5 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. wagyew.xyz is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- wagyew.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 wagyew.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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