{"id":22949,"date":"2025-04-11T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T10:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/mev-bot-diverts-200000-from-prompt-airdrop-participants\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T10:55:01","slug":"mev-bot-diverts-200000-from-prompt-airdrop-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/mev-bot-diverts-200000-from-prompt-airdrop-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"MEV Bot Diverts $200,000 from PROMPT Airdrop Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MEV bot Yoink transferred 119 ETH (~$200,000) to its wallets, acquired through <span data-descr=\"attack using the insertion of a front-running transaction into the execution queue\" class=\"old_tooltip\">front-running<\/span> user claims on Kaito during the distribution of PROMPT tokens by Wayfinder, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/350479\/someone-built-an-mev-bot-to-frontrun-the-wayfinder-prompt-airdrop-claims-on-kaito-stealing-200000-in-eth-from-yappers\">The Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The platform conducting the airdrop, TokenTable, halted the process upon discovering the issue and promised full compensation for the losses incurred by affected users.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re aware of the issue affecting our Wayfinder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PROMPT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PROMPT<\/a> social claim on Kaito.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The claim process is currently paused while we conduct a full investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 All users impacted by failed transactions or claims taken by MEV will be fully compensated \u2014 all allocated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PROMPT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PROMPT<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TokenTable (@tokentable) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tokentable\/status\/1910348352853770694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe smart contract remains unaffected and secure. Our initial findings point to MEV activity as the primary cause,\u201d commented the platform team on the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wayfinder is a blockchain project based on AI, offering users an on-chain agent for interacting with smart contract applications.<\/p>\n<p>On April 10, the project launched a <span data-descr=\"token generation event\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TGE<\/span> on Ethereum and the L2 network Base to distribute PROMPT among PRIME stakers. This is a governance and utility token from the organization behind Wayfinder, Echelon Prime Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>For Kaito platform users who interacted with social media or AI project products through the Yapp solution, 0.25% of the total PROMPT distribution was allocated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AIWayfinder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AIWayfinder<\/a> i think a MEV frontrunner is stealing and swapping s all <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24PROMPT&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$PROMPT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KaitoAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KaitoAI<\/a> claims for ETH<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lksew6fznK\">https:\/\/t.co\/lksew6fznK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDryhYjDZr\">pic.twitter.com\/wDryhYjDZr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ultra (@0x_ultra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0x_ultra\/status\/1910323014853611905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHey, Wayfinder, I think a MEV frontrunner is stealing and swapping all PROMPT claimed from Kaito for ETH,\u201d wrote independent developer Ultra.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the expert, the attack was not premeditated. The MEV bot discovered a vulnerability during a standard search for profit opportunities. For the attack, Yoink used public data from the mempool and shortcomings in the token issuance smart contract settings for Kaito \u201cyappers,\u201d Ultra clarified.<\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2024, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/vitalik-buterin-addresses-centralization-threats-to-ethereum\">identified MEV<\/a> as one of the three main threats to network decentralization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MEV bot Yoink transferred 119 ETH (~$200,000) to its wallets, acquired through front-running user claims on Kaito during the distribution of PROMPT tokens by Wayfinder, as reported by The Block. The platform conducting the airdrop, TokenTable, halted the process upon discovering the issue and promised full compensation for the losses incurred by affected users. 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