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Google AI Search’s ‘Official’ Tronify.rent Label Raises Questions After $69,651 Losses

Trust Wallet, whose Tronify integration the AI answer cited, links to a different domain, tronify.io.

Written By Dhara Chavda
Edited by Divya Mistry
Published 55 minutes ago·Updated 40 minutes ago
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Google’s Gemini AI mistakenly endorsed a fraudulent TRON energy rental site, highlighting risks of AI-driven crypto advice.
The incident exposes how trust wallet integrations can be exploited, raising concerns for decentralized finance security standards.
Scam underscores the need for stricter verification of crypto service domains as the industry expands its energy rental market.

Google’s AI search assistant told a user that tronify.rent was Tronify’s official web domain. Trust Wallet, whose integration with Tronify the answer cited, links to a different address.

A crypto investigator who posts on X as JP says tronify.rent took $69,651 from about 80 people in September. A second screenshot in the same post shows a Trust Wallet notification of an unlimited USDT approval to one of the addresses on his list.

SOMEHOW, this scammer was able to get Google’s Gemini to recommend his fake website and steal $69,651 – IN ONE MONTH!

About 80 people fell victim to Tronify dot rent last month. According to a victim report, Gemini even confirmed that it was a safe website!

That is insane!… pic.twitter.com/A9hyayOhFU

— JP (@rugpullfinder) October 4, 2026

JP (@rugpullfinder) published the claims on X on October 4, listing 12 TRON addresses he linked to the site. The Crypto Times has not independently verified the loss total or the victim count. Tronify.rent presents itself as a TRON energy rental service, which supplies the network resource that pays for token transfers.

What the AI Answer Said

The screenshot JP shared shows a google.com page with the “AI Mode” tab selected. AI Mode is a conversational search feature that Google has said runs on a custom version of its Gemini models. JP’s post attributes the answer to Gemini.

In the screenshot, the user asks whether it is safe to connect a wallet “to them” and which domain is correct. The AI answer states: “The official, correct web domain is tronify.rent.”

The answer supports this by saying Trust Wallet natively integrated Tronify. It cites Trust Wallet as a source. In the same response, under a heading on avoiding scams, it tells users never to approve unlimited token allowances.

Which Tronify Trust Wallet Integrated

Trust Wallet announced in October 2025 that it was integrating Tronify, an energy provider, to cut TRON transfer fees by automatically renting energy during sends. The announcement does not name tronify.rent.

An earlier Trust Wallet blog post, from December 2024, links to Tronify’s energy rental market at tronify.io.

On TRON, transferring a token such as USDT uses a resource called energy. Users without enough energy pay the fee by burning TRX, the network’s native token. Rental services temporarily delegate energy to a user’s wallet in exchange for a smaller payment.

What the Wallet Notifications Show

The lock-screen screenshot JP published shows Trust Wallet notifications dated Monday, September 28. The newest notification reads “Approved unlimited USDT.” It lists the spender address as beginning “TV6n8c” and ending “s5rv,” which matches the address TV6n8cCLmX5mRCMMNvcE1K1i87Yo9Ys5rv on JP’s list.

A notification from one minute earlier shows the wallet receiving 15 TRX from the same address. A third notification, marked “now,” shows 1,419.699184 USDT sent to an address beginning “TLv3iS” and ending “7tpJ.” That matches TLv3iSnZxWghEmadLDzuAK2p5GkAwg7tpJ, also on JP’s list.

A token approval on TRON gives another address permission to move a wallet’s tokens. An unlimited approval lets that address transfer the wallet’s entire balance of the token at any time until the approval is revoked.

What Tronify.rent Says About Itself

Tronify.rent’s homepage describes the operator as Tronify Energy Solutions LLC, a “Registered LLC in Florida, USA.” The page lists an Employer Identification Number and states that the service is “SOC 2 Type II Compliant.”

The same page says the service is “currently in beta testing” with a “Service Launching Q1 2025” banner. It also carries a 2024 copyright notice.

A separate domain, tronify.pro, hosts API documentation that lists its base URL as api.tronify.rent.

YouTube Videos Directing Users to Tronify.rent

At least five YouTube videos uploaded over roughly the past seven months name TRONIFY.RENT in their descriptions. Examples include one uploaded about 209 days ago and another about 91 days ago.

The descriptions follow a near-identical chapter structure. Each includes a Trust Wallet setup segment and a segment on buying TRON energy “with ChatGPT.”

JP also wrote in his post that the site’s DDoS protection provider is based in Russia. He did not name the provider.

Also Read: Crypto Trader Loses $600,000 After Running Fake Cloudflare Command

Disclaimer: The information researched and reported by The Crypto Times is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional financial advice. Investing in crypto assets involves significant risk due to market volatility. Always Do Your Own Research (DYOR) and consult with a qualified Financial Advisor before making any investment decisions.

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