Pond0X token launch snafu leads to millions of dollars in losses
Investors reported they lost up to $2.2 million when the developer of Pond0x allegedly mishandled the token’s launch. The launch of memecoin Pond0x (PNDX) has led to millions of dollars in losses for investors, according to multiple reports on social media on July 28. Data from the Maestrobots trading app shows that the token reached a price of $0.36 before collapsing to near zero in a span of five minutes. Maestrobots chart of PNDX/USD during its launch. Source: Maestrobots. The launch of Pond0x was announced on July 28 by pseudonymous Not Larva Labs founder “Pauly,” who is known only by his X username. Not Larva Labs is the developer of an NFT trading app for CryptoPunks and for a separate parody collection called “CryptoPhunks.” It is not associated with Larva Labs, the creators of CryptoPunks. In the announcement, Pauly listed the contract address for PNDX and the URL for its official web app. Welcome To Pond0x https://t.co/iSiwpRDrix • $PNDX Contract: 0x1d4214081985ad20aa3ca93a...