Jimbos Protocol
Last changed 2026-11-08 · Fact-check review — Fact-check review (verdict: revise): the reviewer checked the page's claims against its sources; the trust score was recalculated from the page's findings, 48 → 49. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -6 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -20 |
| Sum | 39 |
- The penalty for incidents it suffered is capped at 20 points.
- 2 sections set aside: the claims did not hold up in a fact-check, pending correction.
Score: 49/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Page reliability: Fact-checked 2026-11-08 · 4 of 7 claims confirmed · 2 need better sources · 1 out of date
anchored·4J5RBS…FFVhSummary
Jimbos Protocol was an Arbitrum-based DeFi liquidity protocol designed to provide a semi-stable floor price for its native JIMBO token. On May 28, 2023, just three days after launching its V2, the protocol was exploited via a flash loan attack that drained approximately 4,090 ETH (~$7.5 million) by exploiting a lack of slippage control in the JimboController contract. The attacker rejected a $800,000 bounty offer, laundered the full amount through Tornado Cash, and remains unidentified; no funds have been recovered.
Connected Entities
3 entities · 60 linked investigations- Arbitrum→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Jimbos Protocol→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Jimbos Protocol→mentioned with→Arbitrum(80%)
Timeline(8 events)
28 May 2023
Attacker exploits lack of slippage control in JimboController shift() function via flash loan, draining 4,090 ETH (~$7.5M). JIMBO token drops ~40%.
The Register28 May 2023
Stolen ETH bridged from Arbitrum to Ethereum mainnet via Stargate and Celer Network
Halborn Security28 May 2023
Jimbos Protocol team sends on-chain message to attacker offering to let them keep 10% if 90% is returned
CryptoPotato31 May 2023
Jimbos Protocol opens case with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (New York branch) and additional jurisdictions
CoinDeskJune 2023
Jimbos Protocol announces $800,000 public bounty for information identifying the exploiter after hacker ignores private deal
CoinTelegraphSeptember 2023
PeckShield reports that all $7.5M in stolen funds has been laundered through Tornado Cash; attacker remains unidentified
CoinPaperDecision Log
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- slot 466749731 · hash CvEP77BGGLvyGCQXo1rfrqJStx1cPoyYKtEweN13WnQY
- slot 466749725 · hash FqGTnNoauR73gDf83L34cjCwuqYQATBGgtbFTVaDKzxp
- slot 455362000 · hash CCY5VrGWvwfnGLUBbUsnirxoXnYiyiEVMp9bJmQ72bo9
- slot 422748357 · hash Z5HQcuvn7ayx2Ynb3de1WMX1eW98xvyipbgYfSizFCC
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 14 of 19 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/4/2026, 2:54:41 AM
last updated: 11/8/2026, 2:37:13 AM
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