What happened
Quick Summary
On the 15th of April Hepton on the BSC chain was rugged for approx 73k USD.
Details of the Exploit
The team responsible for managing liquidity in the Hepton protocol executed a liquidity removal scam, causing the project to suffer significant losses. The contract deployer removed a significant amount of liquidity pool (LP) and sold off the token, leading to a sharp drop of around 90% in its initial price.
Block Data Reference
Scammer:
https://bscscan.com/address/0x3da39c75…baa5b3
Liquidity removal:
https://bscscan.com/tx/0x1f9c5ba1…cbe714
Case & protocol details
Classification
Token
Protocol Type
Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract
HTE
Official Website
toncommunity.org/
Protocol Twitter/X
@TONCommunity
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Report twitter.com
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