April 10, 2025

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MEV Bot Steals $100K of Airdrops

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    MEV bot 0x80B on Arkham
    MEV bot 0x80B on Arkham

    A MEV bot, 0x80B, has stolen more than $100K worth of PROMPT airdrop tokens from the recent Wayfinder AI token airdrop. Users who attempted to claim their PROMPT token allocation via the official smart contract lost their tokens to the MEV bot, which replaced their claim transactions with its own, placing its own address as the claimer. The bot then subsequently swapped the PROMPT tokens for ETH via Uniswap. The contract has since been paused to prevent further loss, with the team promising to fully compensate all affected users with their allocated PROMPT airdrop.

    The MEV bot, 0x80B, steals 542.87 PROMPT tokens in this transaction
    The MEV bot, 0x80B, steals 542.87 PROMPT tokens in this transaction

    According to the bot’s past transaction history, the bot primarily uses Coinbase as its centralized exchange of choice, which could prove to be a useful clue in deducing its owner’s identity.

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