The trader experienced a devastating loss of more than 99% on their initial investment of $1.16 million due to a smart contract exploit.
A trader faced significant losses exceeding $1 million in digital assets due to an exploit involving the Normie memecoin.
Investing $1.16 million to acquire 11.23 million Normie (NORMIE) memecoins, the trader experienced a drastic plunge in their initial investment, plummeting over 99% to a mere $150.
Normie, a memecoin native to the Base network, experienced a significant setback due to a smart contract exploit, resulting in a loss of over $41.7 million from its market capitalization within a mere three-hour window. The exploit was initially identified by Lookonchain in a May 26 post on X.
Following the exploit, Normie’s value plummeted by more than 96%, with its market capitalization hitting a low of around $200,000 before showing signs of a modest recovery, as per data from CoinGecko.
Earlier today, on May 27, the Normie team apparently accepted the hacker’s proposal to give back 90% of the pilfered NORMIE tokens. This arrangement hinged on Normie utilizing the returned funds, coupled with $2.3 million from the team’s development wallet, to initiate a new token aimed at compensating NORMIE holders.
The hacker insisted that the token launch precede the return of the stolen funds, as indicated in a blockchain message from the exploiter observed by Lookonchain.
Following the hacker’s proposition, X found themselves bombarded with a deluge of counterfeit Normie posts, deceitfully proclaiming the imminent relaunch of the new token. These posts were crafted to entice individuals into clicking on deceptive links.
According to a May 26 post from on-chain analytics company Quick Intel, the smart contract exploit, initially detected in March, affected more than 72,000 Normie holders.
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