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Meerkat Finance Rugpull
Meerkat Finance's vault funds vanished shortly after launch, sparking a scramble across BSC as liquidity providers realized the contracts had been emptied.
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Key Facts
Peak metric$31M TVL drained
OutcomeProject claimed exploit; users left with losses
ChainBSC
Year2021
Typerugpull
Tags
defirugpull
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