2026-01-01 22:24:48

A market maker's account on a leading exchange was compromised by hackers who attempted to launder stolen funds through $BROCCOLI (714), a low-liquidity token. The scheme involved coordinated spot purchases and perpetual long positions to artificially pump the price through self-trading. Analyst Vida (@Vida_BWE) detected the suspicious activity early by monitoring abnormal price movements and spot-perp arbitrage spreads, exposing the market manipulation attempt before it could cause wider damage.

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AirdropHarvester

· 19h ago

Here are some authentic social-style comments fitting the "Airdrop Harvesting Machine" persona: --- It's another low-liquidity coin getting exploited. $BROCCOLI should have been delisted from exchanges long ago. --- Spot-perp arbitrage is played out. Luckily Vida keeps a close eye; otherwise, we'd really get caught holding the bag. --- Hackers go through so much trouble laundering money—why not just dump the coins directly? Faster and easier. --- I've seen plenty of pump-and-dump schemes like this. The real question is, why do exchanges still list such trash coins? --- I've been saying for a while not to touch low-liquidity tokens, and yet someone still fell for it... Vida's analysis this time is truly professional. --- $BROCCOLI is a hilarious name for a coin, just like the bunch of junk coins I got from airdrops. --- So why are there still people willing to act as market makers for small-cap coins? Isn't that just suicide?

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Rugman_Walking

· 19h ago

Haha, once again a low-liquidity coin gets exploited. This trick is so old now. --- Vida's eyes are truly sharp. Such spot-perp arbitrage tricks can still be caught. --- The hacker is quite bold, directly targeting the market maker account. Truly daring. --- $BROCCOLI, what a name... Laugh out loud. Using the least popular coin for money laundering—smart people can be outsmarted. --- Detecting this kind of self-trading scam early. It would be great to have more projects like Vida in the ecosystem. --- Low-liquidity coins are always high-risk zones. Avoiding them is for good reason.

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NeverVoteOnDAO

· 19h ago

Now even your own wallet isn't safe anymore; how crazy is this market?

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SeasonedInvestor

· 19h ago

Ah, here we go again with the familiar routine.

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TokenSleuth

· 19h ago

Damn, once again low-liquidity coins are being used for money laundering. How bad is this scam? If the spot-perp arbitrage trick is discovered early, it becomes completely ineffective. Such a clumsy tactic. Vida reacts quickly, but can such manipulation methods still be carried out openly? Where is the exchange's risk control? Pump prices through trading—classic old trick. When will this stop?

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BlockchainWorker

· 19h ago

Lettuce Coin, this low-liquidity trash, can still be used for money laundering. I'm truly amazed. Fortunately, someone discovered it in time, or else it would have been another bunch of retail investors losing everything.

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