Some cryptocurrency wallets connected to Ross Ulbricht, infamous for his role in the Silk Road black market, have just lost a jaw-dropping $12 million. The cause? A simple yet costly trading mistake involving ROSS, a fan-made memecoin.
The report was initially revealed by Arkham Intelligence, a renowned blockchain analytics organisation. In the last seven days, the price of ROSS has experienced a decline of 48.35%. Here is what has happened so far.
Arkham Intelligence revealed that the loss happened when the person managing Ulbricht’s wallets mistakenly set up a liquidity pool on the Raydium exchange at the wrong price.
On a decentralized exchange (DEX) like Raydium, liquidity providers deposit tokens into a pool, which traders can buy and sell from. In return, providers earn fees from trading activity.
In this case, the handler set the pool price too low, making the tokens much cheaper than they should have been. A Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bot quickly spotted the mistake, bought the cheap tokens, and sold them for a profit.
The first error caused a loss of around $1.5 million. Shockingly, the handler made the same mistake again, leading to another $10.5 million loss.
As a result of the errors connected to Ulbricht’s wallets, the ROSS market has dropped by an alarming 90%. Despite this, data shows that Ulbricht’s wallets still hold at least 10% of the total ROSS supply.
Ross Ulbricht is one of the most controversial figures in cryptocurrency. He gained attention when he was arrested for running Silk Road, an online black market that used Bitcoin for payments. In 2015, he was sentenced to two life sentences plus 40 years in prison.
Ulbricht’s family has launched several campaigns calling for his release, with some, like FreeRoss.org, receiving significant support from the crypto community. On January 22, Ulbricht was pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump
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