Overview
- The forensic report details an invite-only Telegram group coordinating token launches and timed exits across multiple chains.
- Solidus estimates the operation netted about $800,000 in October 2025 from a few dozen micro-cap pumps.
- Tactics included seeding AMM liquidity, using sniper bots like Maestro and Banana Gun within seconds of launch, and fabricating meme narratives to draw copy traders.
- The group focused on new tokens on Solana and BNB Chain, with synchronized bot-driven buying to create rapid artificial price spikes.
- Examples cited include Solana’s ZERO surging to nearly a $2 million fully diluted value before collapsing, with proceeds routed to centralized exchanges and an Eastern European OTC broker.