RugpullBSC2021Hall of Fame
SafeMoon Liquidity Drain
Controversial reflections token faced exploits, treasury drains, and lawsuits over locked liquidity promises.
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Key Facts
Peak metric$5B+ FDV peak
OutcomeOngoing legal actions
ChainBSC
Year2021
Typerugpull
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Meerkat Finance Rugpull
BSC • 2021-03-05 • Meerkat Finance's vault funds vanished shortly after launch, sparking a scramble across BSC as liquidity providers realized the contracts had been emptied.
COVID-19 Black Swan
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Uniswap V2 Launch
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YFI Fair Launch
Ethereum • 2020-07-17 • Yearn introduced a zero-premine, governance-first token that became a DeFi cultural pillar.