Slurpycoin Buyback Mechanism Sandwich Arbitrage Exploit

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Slurpycoin

SlurpyCoin ($SLURPY) is a cryptocurrency with a unique "self-slurping" mechanism, which combines automatic buybacks and burns to reduce supply and potentially increase the coin's price. A portion of each transaction is redistributed to holders, and a portion is held in the contract until enough tokens are stored to be sold for BNB. After 200 sales, the stored BNB is used to buy and burn $SLURPY tokens, creating a cycle of self-sustaining growth. While SlurpyCoin offers a fun, community-driven vibe, it was recently targeted in an attack where the attacker manipulated the price, profiting around $3,000. The project appears to have been abandoned at some point after December 2021.

About SlurpyCoin

SlurpyCoin ($SLURPY) is a unique cryptocurrency that features a self-slurping mechanism, which combines automatic buybacks and burns to reduce supply and potentially increase the coin's price. With each transaction, 3% is redistributed to holders, and 2% is held in the contract until enough $SLURPY is stored to be sold for BNB. After 200 sales, the BNB is used to buy and burn $SLURPY tokens. This innovative approach, called "slurponomics," aims to create a cycle of self-sustaining growth. SlurpyCoin is currently available for trading on PancakeSwap and offers a fun community vibe, including a song contest for an airdrop.

"SlurpyCoin ($SLURPY) uses a never before seen slurponomics system to not only create tasty dips, but slurp them up itself. Here’s how it works: 3% of every transaction is redistributed to token holders. 2% of every transaction is held in the contract until 100k $SLURPY is stored, which it will then sell for BNB. That BNB is then held by the contract, and after it has sold $SLURPY 200 times, the contract then uses all of the stored BNB to buy and burn $SLURPY, effectively slurping its own dip."

The Reality

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What Happened

Slurpycoin on the Binance Smart Chain was targeted by a flash loan attack, where the attacker exploited the token's buyback mechanism to manipulate its price and made around $3,000 through sandwich arbitrage.

Key Event Timeline - Slurpycoin Buyback Mechanism Sandwich Arbitrage Exploit

Date	Event	Description
June 24th, 2021 7:52:38 PM MDT	SlurpyCoin Token Initial Launch	The Slurpycoin token is first launched on the Binance Smart Chain.
December 10th, 2021 5:26:00 PM MST	SlurpyCoin Final Tweet	SlurpyCoin retweets their final tweet prior to at least 3 years of silence.
December 18th, 2024 1:15:16 PM MST	Exploit Transaction Completed	The exploit transaction is completed on Binance Smart Chain.
December 18th, 2024 8:07:00 PM MST	CertiK Posts Alert	CertiK posts an alert about the incident including screenshots of the transaction. The actual URL of the transaction is not included.

Technical Details

This attack is also linked to a previous vulnerability that resulted in a loss of approximately $10,000 in MintRisesPrices (WMRP) tokens on July 2nd.

Total Amount Lost

Amount of loss: $ 3,000

The total amount lost has been estimated at $3,000 USD.

Immediate Reactions

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Ultimate Outcome

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Total Amount Recovered

There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

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Ongoing Developments

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Individual Prevention Policies

No specific policies for individual prevention have yet been identified in this case.

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Platform Prevention Policies

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Regulatory Prevention Policies

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