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Despite commissioning a Beosin security audit and publishing promotional security guarantees, the project's founders are alleged to have executed an exit scam on October 14, 2024, abandoning the protocol and deleting all official social media accounts after draining user funds from protocol vaults. The kalax.io domain subsequently redirected to an unrelated gambling site, with no team communications issued to affected depositors.","timeline":[{"date":"2024-02-26","event":"Blast Layer 2 launches publicly and experiences its first major rug pull (RiskOnBlast), establishing the ecosystem's vulnerability to anonymous-team exit scams.","source":""},{"date":"2024-05-01","event":"Kalax launches as a yield aggregator on Blast, marketing auto-compounding vaults and APYs of 100-1000%.","source":""},{"date":"2024-05-21","event":"Beosin Security completes a smart contract audit of Kalax (report dated 202405211051).","source":""},{"date":"2024-06-01","event":"Kalax publishes 'Kalax: A Solid Choice for Fund Security' on Medium, promoting the Beosin audit and brake mechanism as evidence of protocol safety.","source":""},{"date":"2024-06-15","event":"Blast ecosystem promotional accounts identify Kalax as the project with the largest TVL percentage increase that week, driving additional retail depositors.","source":""},{"date":"2024-07-01","event":"Kalax launches an Ambassador Program, incentivizing community members to promote the protocol on social media in exchange for rewards.","source":""},{"date":"2024-10-14","event":"Kalax founders allegedly execute an exit scam, draining user funds from protocol vaults. The @Kalax_io X account is subsequently deleted and the kalax.io website becomes inaccessible.","source":""},{"date":"2024-10-15","event":"Post-incident, the kalax.io domain redirects to an unrelated gambling site. No team communication or compensation is offered.","source":""}]},"v":1}