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In 2023–2024 the team shifted focus to its GAMMA (Goose Automated Market Making Algorithm), a constant-product AMM with dynamic fees, LP migration tools, and Token2022 compatibility. GAMMA was positioned to launch near Solana Breakpoint in September 2024. On August 22, 2025, the team announced a voluntary and indefinite wind-down, instructing users to withdraw deposits from GAMMA within 30 days and advising that staked GOFX would be auto-unstaked and claimable before September 23, 2025.","heading":"Project Overview and History","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX — A Full Suite DeFi Experience Built on Solana (Medium)","type":"official","url":"https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-a-full-suite-defi-experience-built-on-solana-fe3e202f71ec"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX wind-down announcement (@GooseFX1 on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647030684578097"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Goose Wayne wind-down statement (@usgoose on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/usgoose/status/1958971301395407345"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GAMMA documentation","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/goosefx-amm/gamma"}]},{"content":"GooseFX operated with partial pseudonymity. The publicly identified founder uses the handle 'Goose Wayne' (X: @usgoose); this appears to be a pseudonym. An interview published by Bitcoin Courier identifies the founder only as 'Wayne,' and a Pyth Network interview confirms that 'Goose' is a core team member's nickname rather than a legal name. Beyond Wayne, no other team members are individually named in publicly available primary sources. The team was described in the 2021 seed announcement as 'six experienced engineers with financial backgrounds who have been through several crypto cycles,' later growing to approximately 15 full-time staff. The company is registered in Singapore and listed on Crunchbase and CBInsights, which provides some institutional anchoring, but individual full-name disclosure remains incomplete. The absence of named engineers or advisors beyond a single pseudonymous founder is a moderate transparency risk for a project that solicited retail liquidity.","heading":"Team Transparency","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Interview with Wayne, Founder of GooseFX — Bitcoin Courier","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcourier.co.uk/news/goosefx-interview"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX is Good for the Gander — Pyth Network Interview","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.pyth.network/blog/pythiad-goosefx-is-good-for-the-gander"},{"credibility":1,"name":"GooseFX Secures $4.5M — GlobeNewswire","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/08/2311297/0/en/GooseFX-Secures-4-5M-to-Build-Solana-s-First-Full-Suite-DeFi-Solution.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX — Crunchbase profile","type":"other","url":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/goosefx"}]},{"content":"GooseFX raised $4.5 million in a seed round announced on October 8, 2021, led by SkyVision Capital. Additional investors included Animoca Brands, KuCoin Labs, GSR Trading, Solana Capital, CoinShares, Gate.io, Bixin Ventures, Darkpool Ventures, Double Peak, Genblock Capital, and MEXC. Total funds raised across rounds are reported at approximately $4.85 million. The participation of Animoca Brands, CoinShares, and GSR Trading — established entities with public reputations — is a positive legitimacy signal. The seed round did not disclose token vesting schedules or lockup periods in public materials reviewed for this investigation.","heading":"Funding and Investors","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"GooseFX Secures $4.5M to Build Solana's First Full-Suite DeFi Solution — GlobeNewswire","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/08/2311297/0/en/GooseFX-Secures-4-5M-to-Build-Solana-s-First-Full-Suite-DeFi-Solution.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GOFX IDO Funding Rounds — CryptoRank.io","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/ico/goosefx"}]},{"content":"GooseFX engaged Halborn Security to audit its Solana swap program. The Halborn audit report (GooseFX_Swap_Program_Security_Audit_Report_Halborn_Final.pdf) is publicly available in Halborn's GitHub repository of public reports. The agreement with Halborn was announced in the September 2021 project update, with the audit commencing around March 2, 2022 per contemporaneous blog references. A CertiK security score of 2.9/10 is surfaced on CoinMarketCap's GooseFX page; this is a low automated score, though CertiK's methodology weights on-chain activity signals that may reflect the project's diminished activity rather than specific code vulnerabilities. No OtterSec audit report was located in publicly accessible sources. The GAMMA AMM codebase is open-source and available on GitHub (GooseFX1/gamma-swap), which enables independent review. The SSL v2 pools included a proactive withdrawal fee mechanism to address a potential atomic-transaction manipulation vector, suggesting the team responded to identified risks.","heading":"Smart Contract Audits","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"GooseFX Swap Program Security Audit Report — Halborn (GitHub)","type":"research","url":"https://github.com/HalbornSecurity/PublicReports/blob/master/Solana%20Program%20Audit/GooseFX_Swap_Program_Security_Audit_Report_Halborn_Final.pdf"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX September 2021 Update — Medium","type":"official","url":"https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-september-update-280285558d3a"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GAMMA Swap — GitHub (open-source code)","type":"official","url":"https://github.com/GooseFX1/gamma-swap"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX FAQ SSL v2 — withdrawal fee vulnerability mitigation","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/archived/farm/faq-ssl-v2"}]},{"content":"GooseFX operated as a non-custodial DEX on Solana, meaning users retained control of their assets via on-chain smart contracts rather than depositing into a centralized custodian. Liquidity was provided directly to on-chain pool programs. The Pyth Network interview references use of Pyth oracles for price feeds within the CLMM and SSL pools, which is a standard practice for reducing oracle manipulation risk on Solana. The platform implemented multi-signature wallets as part of its stated security stack. GAMMA pools allowed permissionless creation, raising a moderate risk of low-quality or honeypot pool listings by third parties unaffiliated with GooseFX. The wind-down process included automatic unstaking of GOFX and a 30-day withdrawal window, indicating an orderly on-chain shutdown rather than an abrupt rug.","heading":"Custody and Smart Contract Model","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX is Good for the Gander — Pyth Network (oracle usage)","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.pyth.network/blog/pythiad-goosefx-is-good-for-the-gander"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GAMMA Program Instructions — GooseFX Docs","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/goosefx-amm/gamma/program-instructions"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX staked GOFX auto-unstake notice (@GooseFX1 on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647038158635096"}]},{"content":"No theft-related exploit, hack, or rug pull has been identified in public sources reviewed for this investigation. The SSL v2 pools introduced a withdrawal fee to proactively mitigate a theoretical atomic-transaction manipulation vector; this appears to have been a preventive engineering change rather than a response to an active exploit. The Goose Finance hack ($8,000 loss, March 2026) referenced in some search results is a distinct project and is not affiliated with GooseFX. The GOFX ticker on gofx.com reviewed by some aggregators refers to an unrelated forex brokerage and should not be conflated with the GooseFX DEX. No SEC, CFTC, DOJ, or OFAC enforcement actions against GooseFX or its operators were identified.","heading":"Known Incidents and Exploits","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX FAQ SSL v2 — withdrawal fee description","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/archived/farm/faq-ssl-v2"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Goose Finance Hack (2026) — Smart Contract Hacking (unrelated project)","type":"news_article","url":"https://smartcontractshacking.com/hacks/goose-finance-hack-2026"}]},{"content":"At the time of investigation (mid-2026, following wind-down), GooseFX's TVL on DeFi Llama stands at approximately $2,000 and its market cap at approximately $12,700–14,200 USD, reflecting near-total protocol abandonment following the August 2025 shutdown announcement. The GOFX token's all-time high was reached early after the 2021 IDO at $0.125 (ICO price); as of 2025–2026 it was trading around $0.00004 USD, representing a decline of more than 99.9% from ICO price. Circulating supply is approximately 378 million GOFX against a total supply of 695–700 million. At peak activity (mid-2024), GooseFX reported over $700 million in cumulative trading volume and $700,000+ in fees generated. Within 60 days of the CLMM launch, over $69 million in trading volume was recorded. Jupiter integration within one month yielded approximately $15 million in volume and a top-10 pool provider ranking on Jupiter. These metrics suggest the protocol operated substantively but never achieved sustainable revenue to offset costs.","heading":"TVL, Token Metrics, and Protocol Activity","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX TVL and Volume — DeFi Llama","type":"on_chain","url":"https://defillama.com/protocol/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX (GOFX) — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/goosefx/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX — CoinGecko","type":"other","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX June Update 2024 — Blog","type":"official","url":"https://www.blog.goosefx.io/goosefx-june-update-2024/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GOFX Project Profile — DropsTab","type":"other","url":"https://dropstab.com/coins/goosefx"}]},{"content":"On August 22, 2025, a person identified as 'Goose Wayne' posted on X (@usgoose) announcing an indefinite wind-down of GooseFX, stating: 'After years of building, learning, and iterating in one of the fastest-moving ecosystems in crypto, we've made the difficult decision to wind down GooseFX indefinitely.' The official GooseFX account (@GooseFX1) simultaneously issued operational instructions: users were given 30 days to withdraw deposits from GAMMA before the program was deprecated, staked GOFX would be auto-unstaked, and users were asked to claim unstaked GOFX before September 23, 2025. The shutdown announcement cited no specific fraud, hack, or regulatory pressure. The orderly nature of the wind-down — with defined user withdrawal windows and automated stake returns — is consistent with a voluntary commercial shutdown rather than an exit scam. The GOFX token remained tradable on secondary markets following the announcement but at negligible value.","heading":"Voluntary Wind-Down (August 2025)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Goose Wayne wind-down statement — X","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/usgoose/status/1958971301395407345"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX official sunset announcement — X","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647030684578097"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GOFX auto-unstake notice — X","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647038158635096"}]},{"content":"GooseFX maintained formal partnerships with Pyth Network (oracle feeds) and Jupiter aggregator (routing), both credible Solana ecosystem participants. The project was listed on the official Solana.com ecosystem page and appeared on CoinMarketCap, CoinGecko, and Binance's how-to-buy guides, indicating adequate legitimacy thresholds were met at launch. The Solana Compass project page notes zero user reviews, and no significant Reddit, forum, or community complaint threads were identified as of this investigation. The ICO Drops and Crunchbase profiles are consistent with the publicly stated fundraise details. The Cyberscope audit listing returned a 404 error, so its scope could not be verified. Community metrics included 82,000+ X followers at time of wind-down. No evidence of pump-and-dump coordination, fake volume, or deceptive marketing was identified in Tier 1 or Tier 2 sources.","heading":"Reputation and Ecosystem Standing","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"GooseFX — Solana Ecosystem Listing","type":"official","url":"https://solana.com/ecosystem/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX on Solana Compass","type":"research","url":"https://solanacompass.com/projects/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX is Good for the Gander — Pyth Network","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.pyth.network/blog/pythiad-goosefx-is-good-for-the-gander"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX — ICO Drops","type":"research","url":"https://icodrops.com/goosefx/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"GlobeNewswire — GooseFX $4.5M Seed Round","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/08/2311297/0/en/GooseFX-Secures-4-5M-to-Build-Solana-s-First-Full-Suite-DeFi-Solution.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Halborn Public Reports — GooseFX Swap Program Audit (GitHub)","type":"research","url":"https://github.com/HalbornSecurity/PublicReports/blob/master/Solana%20Program%20Audit/GooseFX_Swap_Program_Security_Audit_Report_Halborn_Final.pdf"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Solana Ecosystem Listing — GooseFX","type":"official","url":"https://solana.com/ecosystem/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Pyth Network — GooseFX Interview","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.pyth.network/blog/pythiad-goosefx-is-good-for-the-gander"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Bitcoin Courier — Interview with Wayne, Founder of GooseFX","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcourier.co.uk/news/goosefx-interview"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX Docs (official)","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX Blog (official)","type":"official","url":"https://www.blog.goosefx.io/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"DeFi Llama — GooseFX TVL","type":"on_chain","url":"https://defillama.com/protocol/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinMarketCap — GooseFX GOFX","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/goosefx/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CoinGecko — GooseFX GOFX","type":"other","url":"https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crunchbase — GooseFX","type":"other","url":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ICO Drops — GooseFX","type":"research","url":"https://icodrops.com/goosefx/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GAMMA Swap — GitHub","type":"official","url":"https://github.com/GooseFX1/gamma-swap"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX September 2021 Update — Medium","type":"official","url":"https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-september-update-280285558d3a"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Solana Compass — GooseFX Project Page","type":"research","url":"https://solanacompass.com/projects/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX SSL v2 FAQ (archived docs)","type":"official","url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/archived/farm/faq-ssl-v2"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX wind-down (@GooseFX1 on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647030684578097"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Goose Wayne wind-down statement (@usgoose on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/usgoose/status/1958971301395407345"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX GOFX auto-unstake notice (@GooseFX1 on X)","type":"social_media","url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647038158635096"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoRank — GooseFX IDO Funding Rounds","type":"research","url":"https://cryptorank.io/ico/goosefx"},{"credibility":2,"name":"GooseFX — Dune Analytics Perps Dashboard","type":"on_chain","url":"https://dune.com/alan_goosefx/goosefx-perps-dex"}],"summary":"GooseFX was a Solana-based decentralized finance platform founded in 2021 that offered an AMM DEX (GAMMA), single-sided liquidity pools, perpetual futures trading, and an NFT aggregator under the GOFX utility token. The project raised $4.5 million in seed funding from reputable investors including Animoca Brands and CoinShares, received at least one published security audit from Halborn, and accumulated over $700 million in cumulative trading volume during 2024 before announcing a voluntary wind-down in August 2025. No regulatory actions, theft-related exploits, or rug-pull signals have been identified; the protocol sunsetting appears to reflect commercial failure rather than fraud.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-04-01","event":"GooseFX founded in Singapore by a team including a founder known as 'Wayne'.","source":"GooseFX Crunchbase profile","source_url":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/goosefx"},{"date":"2021-10-08","event":"GooseFX announced $4.5 million seed round led by SkyVision Capital, with co-investors including Animoca Brands, KuCoin Labs, GSR Trading, and CoinShares.","source":"GlobeNewswire press release","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/08/2311297/0/en/GooseFX-Secures-4-5M-to-Build-Solana-s-First-Full-Suite-DeFi-Solution.html"},{"date":"2021-09-01","event":"GooseFX signed agreement with Halborn Security for smart contract audit; alpha release of tokenized stocks product anticipated for mid-October.","source":"GooseFX September 2021 Update (Medium)","source_url":"https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-september-update-280285558d3a"},{"date":"2022-03-02","event":"Halborn security audit of GooseFX swap program commenced.","source":"GooseFX March 2022 Update (Medium reference)","source_url":"https://medium.com/goosefx/goosefx-march-updates-769ed88e091c"},{"date":"2022-01-01","event":"GooseFX introduced SSL v2 withdrawal fee mechanism to mitigate potential atomic-transaction price manipulation vector in single-sided liquidity pools.","source":"GooseFX SSL v2 FAQ (docs)","source_url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/archived/farm/faq-ssl-v2"},{"date":"2023-09-01","event":"GooseFX CLMM pools surpassed $69 million in trading volume within 60 days of launch.","source":"Solana Compass project page","source_url":"https://solanacompass.com/projects/goosefx"},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"GooseFX reported over $700 million in cumulative trading volume; over 25 million GOFX staked by 878+ stakers earning real USDC yield.","source":"GooseFX June Update 2024 (Blog)","source_url":"https://www.blog.goosefx.io/goosefx-june-update-2024/"},{"date":"2024-09-01","event":"GAMMA AMM launched near Solana Breakpoint 2024; perpetual futures and NFT aggregator sunsetted to focus resources on GAMMA.","source":"GooseFX GAMMA introduction page","source_url":"https://docs.goosefx.io/goosefx-amm/gamma"},{"date":"2025-08-22","event":"GooseFX announced indefinite wind-down; users given 30 days to withdraw GAMMA deposits; staked GOFX to be auto-unstaked.","source":"@GooseFX1 on X","source_url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647030684578097"},{"date":"2025-09-23","event":"Deadline for claiming unstaked GOFX tokens; GAMMA program scheduled for deprecation.","source":"@GooseFX1 on X","source_url":"https://x.com/GooseFX1/status/1959647038158635096"}]},"v":1}

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