IMO, the homepage should basically be this page:<p><a href="https://etherscamdb.info/scams/" rel="nofollow">https://etherscamdb.info/scams/</a><p>But with a little more info text at the top. That way people get to see what the etherscamdb is straight away.
So far it's basically a listing of scam sites trying to masquerade myetherwallet.com. It's like 20 pages deep for just for that. I was thinking it would be something more akin to:
<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.03779.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.03779.pdf</a>
Interesting, this could be like an RBL for Ethereum addresses, instead of ip addresses of spammy mail servers.<p>If the data were kept current and remained open for other systems to query, it seems like something that could be useful. There should probably be a way to appeal something that is blacklisted in the database just as there is a way to report.
How do phishing scams work in Ethereum? And what makes an ICO fake vs. real?<p>What prevents someone from listing a "legitimate" Ethereum ICO or whatever?
I wonder if they'll list various "gold-backed" cryptocurrencies, like XAURUM and OneGram, where the essential selling script is "Backed by one gram of gold" and "Growth with every transaction", which are obviously contradictory.
I'm not sure whether this is the right site for the job, but it's super important that this kind of resource exists for Ethereum. "Trustlessness" can only go so far since not everyone has the technical knowhow to detect scams for themselves. Getting trusted members of the community and having good transparency/governance on this kind of platform is key for it to take off.