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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"7ef7714d-874b-477a-a43e-ca473de82fd9","kind":"publish","page_slug":"anubis-dao","published_at":"2026-05-30T19:10:16.853Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"AnubisDAO","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://decrypt.co/84924/anubisdao-investors-lose-60-million-in-alleged-rug-pull","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/anubisdao-rug-pulls-investors/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/29/crypto-investor-says-he-lost-6-figures-on-a-dog-inspired-defi-project.html","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/60m-stolen-from-anubisdao-crypto-fundraise/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://medium.com/@fjordfoundry/a-statement-from-the-copper-team-regarding-the-anubisdao-token-launch-on-copper-f78be774d9ec","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://etherscan.io/address/0x9fc53c75046900d1f58209f50f534852ae9f912a","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=60-million-disappears-in-anubisdao","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptoslate.com/police-forces-jump-into-anubisdao-saga-after-60-million-rug/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://decrypt.co/84924/anubisdao-investors-lose-60-million-in-alleged-rug-pull","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/21342116/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://crypto.news/anubisdao-funds-move-rug-pull-1018-eth-tornado-cash/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/anubis-dao-rug-pull-money-washes-away-on-tornado-cash","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptoslate.com/police-forces-jump-into-anubisdao-saga-after-60-million-rug/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2021/11/02/police-force-investigating-anubisdaos-rug-pull-incident/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/opensea-kevin-pawlak-sisyphus-accused-rug-pull","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://crypto.news/ex-opensea-exec-accused-of-pump-dump-60m-rug-pull/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://protos.com/from-60m-failure-to-crypto-scam-cop-the-reinvention-of-0xsisyphus/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/29/crypto-investor-says-he-lost-6-figures-on-a-dog-inspired-defi-project.html","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://medium.com/@fjordfoundry/a-statement-from-the-copper-team-regarding-the-anubisdao-token-launch-on-copper-f78be774d9ec","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://decrypt.co/84924/anubisdao-investors-lose-60-million-in-alleged-rug-pull","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://etherscan.io/address/0x9fc53c75046900d1f58209f50f534852ae9f912a","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://etherscan.io/address/0xb1302743acf31f567e9020810523f5030942e211","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://etherscan.io/address/0x872254d530ae8983628cb1eaafc51f78d78c86d9","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/21342116/","type":"other","url":""}]}],"sources_used":[],"summary":"AnubisDAO was a dog-themed DeFi project that launched a 24-hour token sale on October 28, 2021, raising approximately 13,597 ETH (~$60 million) through the sale of its native ANKH token on the Copper liquidity bootstrapping platform. Twenty hours into the fundraise, all pooled funds were drained to an external wallet by the address that had created and controlled the liquidity pool, leaving investors holding worthless ANKH tokens with no liquid market. No funds have been recovered; the project had no website, whitepaper, or publicly identified team at launch.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-10-28","event":"AnubisDAO launches a 24-hour Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool (LBP) on the Copper platform, selling the ANKH token. No website, whitepaper, or named team is disclosed.","source":""},{"date":"2021-10-29","event":"Approximately 20 hours into the token sale, 13,556.36 ETH (~$60 million) is drained from the liquidity pool by the wallet that deployed and controlled the LBP contract. ANKH token loses all practical value.","source":""},{"date":"2021-10-29","event":"0xSisyphus publicly attributes the drain to 'gross negligence' in granting a single developer full control of the pool. Beerus (@cryptofan777) claims the incident was caused by a phishing attack on his private keys.","source":""},{"date":"2021-10-30","event":"0xSisyphus contacts Hong Kong and US law enforcement (reportedly Department of Homeland Security) and offers a 1,000 ETH bounty for recovery or identification of the drainer.","source":""},{"date":"2021-11-02","event":"Reports confirm police forces in Hong Kong and the United States are investigating the AnubisDAO incident. Beerus files a police report with Hong Kong authorities and surrenders computer hardware.","source":""},{"date":"2022-07-15","event":"Eight months after the rug pull, wallets associated with the AnubisDAO drain begin moving funds for the first time. 1,018 ETH (~$1.18 million) is laundered through Tornado Cash in 100 ETH tranches.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-08","event":"US Treasury / OFAC sanctions Tornado Cash, the mixer used to launder a portion of the AnubisDAO stolen funds.","source":""},{"date":"2023-10-06","event":"Anonymous account NFT Ethics publishes a thread alleging that Kevin Pawlak, former Head of Ventures at OpenSea, is the person behind 0xSisyphus and tied to the AnubisDAO incident. OpenSea denies knowledge of any involvement. ZachXBT publicly disputes the analysis.","source":""}]},"v":1}