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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT<\/a> reported that the Solana (SOL<\/a>) trading platform Aqua allegedly conducted a rug pull, draining 21.77k SOL worth $4.65 million after securing endorsements from major ecosystem partners and recently passing security audits.<\/p>\n

Aqua positioned itself as a trading infrastructure designed to democratize access beyond “insiders or whales,” claiming to have processed over $90 million in volume with execution speeds reaching milliseconds.<\/p>\n

The platform promised revenue sharing through its AQUA token, which would distribute trading fees to holders via buy-and-burn mechanisms and staking rewards.<\/p>\n

Aqua performed a public sale of their token, sharing an address where investors could send up SOL and receive AQUA tokens after launch. According to an announcement, the protocol raised $1 million in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Multiple endorsement<\/h2>\n

The project gained credibility through partnerships with established Solana entities, including Meteora, Helius, SYMMIO, and Dialect, as well as promotion from various influencers.<\/p>\n

QuillAudits provided additional legitimacy<\/a> on Aug. 31, congratulating the Aqua team for achieving a “99.7% score” in their security assessment and praising their commitment to security.<\/p>\n

ZachXBT's investigation revealed that funds were “split four ways and transferred between intermediary addresses before being sent to multiple instant exchanges” just hours before his report was submitted.<\/p>\n

The team disabled replies on all X<\/a> posts following the alleged exit.<\/p>\n

Ethos Network CEO Serpin Taxt confirmed<\/a> the project's dissolution, stating Aqua had briefly contacted his team about potential collaboration before disappearing. He added that Aqua's team deleted the messages sent through Telegram.<\/p>\n

‘Liquidity ladder'<\/h2>\n

The platform launched its token through what it called a “Liquidity Ladder” model, marketed as an alternative to traditional presales that would ensure “deep launch liquidity” and “fair price discovery.”<\/p>\n

This mechanism was designed to reward early conviction while avoiding insider allocations that typically benefit institutional investors.<\/p>\n

Following the alleged rug pull, Aqua published a new smart contract address<\/a> and claimed their Medium account was “unexpectedly suspended,” preventing them from publishing a detailed explanation.<\/p>\n

The team promised to share information through alternative channels but provided no updates as of press time.<\/p>\n

Meteora co-lead Soju addressed the accusations that the protocol helped a scam project to gain traction.<\/p>\n

Soju stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Our prerogative will be to support teams using our tech, sometimes that results in a good launch, sometimes it doesn't. I personally have installed processes that heavily weight this in our favor. However, I recognize that we could have managed expectations better and would further tighten internal processes to reduce this from happening.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the suspicious transactions of the money from their presale address, there is no formal confirmation as of press time that Aqua performed a rug pull.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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