Felix Bick
Felix Bick is the founder of the Polar-Tensor imprint. He writes on AI trading, digital currency, and wealth building for The Meridian Wire.
Understanding Crypto’s Dual Nature — Innovation and Fraud
Part IV of How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps shifts focus to cryptocurrency-specific scams, and Felix Bick opens this section in Chapter 28 with an important, balanced framing that shapes ever
Pump and Dump Schemes: How Coordinated Manipulation Works
Pump and dump schemes are among the most well-documented forms of crypto market manipulation, and Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps devotes Chapter 29 to explaining exactly how th
Rug Pulls: How to Spot One Before You Buy
Few crypto scam categories are as damaging or as well-documented as rug pulls, and Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps gives this pattern a thorough, practical treatment in Chapter
Liquidity Removal: The Technical Mechanism Behind Rug Pulls
Building directly on the rug pull discussion, Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps devotes Chapter 31 to explaining the specific technical mechanism that makes most hard rug pulls po
Honeypot Tokens: When You Can Buy But Never Sell
Among the more insidious crypto scam mechanisms covered in Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps is the honeypot token, detailed in Chapter 32 — a scam designed so that the deception
Fake AI Coins: When Two Hype Cycles Collide
The intersection of two of the biggest hype categories in recent memory — artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency — has produced its own distinct scam category, and Felix Bick devotes Chapter 33 of
Deepfake Celebrity Endorsements: A Growing Threat
Fake celebrity endorsements have become one of the more sophisticated fraud tactics covered in Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps, and Chapter 34 explains why this particular threa
Telegram and Discord: Fraud’s Favorite Private Venues
Private messaging platforms have become primary venues for crypto fraud, and Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps dedicates Chapter 35 to explaining exactly why — and what patterns t
Presale Fraud: Investing Before Anything Exists
Token presales occupy an interesting position in Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps — a legitimate fundraising mechanism that’s also become a highly effective vehicle for fraud, an
NFT Scams: Fake Art, Fake Volume, Real Losses
Rounding out Part IV of How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps, Felix Bick’s Chapter 37 tackles the distinctive fraud patterns that have emerged specifically within NFT markets.
The History of Ponzi Schemes — And Why They Never Stop Recurring
Opening Part V of How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps, Felix Bick grounds the discussion of modern investment fraud in its historical roots, and Chapter 38 offers genuinely fascinating context f
How Modern Ponzi Schemes Disguise Themselves
Building on the historical grounding of the previous chapter, Felix Bick’s How Not to Get Scammed by AI Trading Apps turns in Chapter 39 to how modern Ponzi schemes actually disguise their fundamental