Onyx Arches: What It Is and Why It Matters in Crypto and Blockchain

When you hear Onyx Arches, a name used by fake crypto projects to sound mysterious and legit. Also known as ghost project names, it's not a coin, a platform, or a team—it's a tactic. These names pop up in scam airdrops, fake NFT campaigns, and phishing sites that look real until your wallet is empty. They don’t build tech. They don’t launch products. They just borrow cool-sounding words—like Onyx Arches, ZWZ, or IMM—and slap them on a website to trick people into connecting wallets or paying gas fees.

Look at the posts below. You’ll see DeHero HEROES, a fake airdrop campaign that lured 4 million users with promises of free tokens, and KCCPAD, a launchpad that vanished after collecting thousands of wallet addresses. These aren’t outliers. They’re part of a pattern. Scammers use names like Onyx Arches because they sound like they belong in a fantasy RPG or a high-end tech startup. But behind the name? Zero code, zero team, zero future. The only thing growing is the number of people who lose crypto trying to claim what doesn’t exist.

Why does this matter? Because if you don’t know how to spot these names, you’ll keep falling for them. The same people running Onyx Arches are behind the ZWZ airdrop, which promised gaming tokens but delivered nothing, and the IMM airdrop, a total fraud with no official project behind it. These aren’t random mistakes. They’re repeat offenses. The crypto space is full of real innovation—DeFi protocols with real use cases, regulated exchanges, transparent teams. But the scammers? They don’t need tech. They just need a name that sounds like it could be the next big thing.

What you’ll find below isn’t a list of projects called Onyx Arches. There aren’t any. Instead, you’ll find real breakdowns of scams that used names just like it. You’ll see how blockchain governance flaws let frauds slip through, how airdrop traps work, and why even experienced traders get burned. These aren’t theory pieces. These are post-mortems. Real cases. Real losses. And real lessons on how to protect yourself before you’re the next one asking, "Why did I trust that name?"