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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"16f41114-3792-46e0-ae26-05a1b65f934e","kind":"publish","page_slug":"sudorare","published_at":"2026-05-29T17:03:45.204Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"SudoRare","sections":[{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/08/23/looksrare-fork-sudorare-rugs-for-800k-despite-crypto-twitter-warnings","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://decrypt.co/108051/nft-project-sudorare-disappears-roughly-520-ethereum-user-funds","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.theblock.co/post/164970/nft-exchange-sudorare-suffers-800000-rug-pull-six-hours-after-launch","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/3Udpk9kJW6rikLpgca3w3N-sudorare-incident-analysis","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/nft-exchange-sudorare-goes-dark-820000-rug-pull/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptoslate.com/sudorare-developers-reap-815k-from-rug-pulling-project/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/sudorare-pulled-the-rug-for-820000-how-will-kraken-respond/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/3Udpk9kJW6rikLpgca3w3N-sudorare-incident-analysis","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/nft-exchange-sudorare-goes-dark-820000-rug-pull/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/08/23/looksrare-fork-sudorare-rugs-for-800k-despite-crypto-twitter-warnings","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://decrypt.co/108051/nft-project-sudorare-disappears-roughly-520-ethereum-user-funds","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://medium.com/coinmonks/sudorare-rugged-but-are-we-surprised-anymore-c984a73984f0","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/sudorare-pulled-the-rug-for-820000-how-will-kraken-respond/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://news.bitdegree.org/sudorare-disappears-from-the-web-with-around-815k-stolen-by-developers","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2022/08/sudorare-rugpull-amounts-to-820-k-in-losses","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/3Udpk9kJW6rikLpgca3w3N-sudorare-incident-analysis","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://coindictate.com/sudorare-rugs-514-eth-six-hours-after-launch/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://news.coincu.com/119529-nft-exchange-sudorare-experiences-rug-pull/","type":"other","url":""}]},{"content":"","heading":"","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"https://cryptobriefing.com/nft-exchange-sudorare-goes-dark-820000-rug-pull/","type":"other","url":""},{"credibility":3,"name":"https://www.certik.com/resources/blog/3Udpk9kJW6rikLpgca3w3N-sudorare-incident-analysis","type":"other","url":""}]}],"sources_used":[],"summary":"SudoRare was an anonymous NFT automated market maker (AMM) protocol launched on August 23, 2022, presented as a fork of SudoSwap and LooksRare. Approximately six hours after launch, the anonymous development team executed a premeditated rugpull via a backdoored smart contract, draining approximately 519 ETH (valued at $815,000–$852,000) from user deposits before deleting all online presence. Blockchain security firms PeckShield and CertiK traced a funding wallet to Kraken, but no public arrests or legal proceedings have been reported.","timeline":[{"date":"2022-08-21","event":"Ethereum wallet 0x814d receives 0.596 ETH from Kraken (exchange), later linked to SudoRare deployer by PeckShield.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"SudoRare launches on sudorare.xyz, opening liquidity pools accepting wETH, LOOKS, and XMON token deposits.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"Community members on Crypto Twitter, including @2shabby and @0xStanec, publicly flag SudoRare as a likely scam citing team anonymity, inflated followers, and high yields.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"Approximately six hours after launch, the deployer calls a backdoored smart contract function to drain 1,153,216 LOOKS, 6.014 XMON, and 200 WETH from the protocol, affecting 241 depositors.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"Stolen assets are converted to ETH and distributed equally across three wallets: 0x75c3b2...3981, 0x0498d1...8074, and 0xbFb784...7EAa (~173 ETH each).","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"SudoRare website (sudorare.xyz), Twitter account, and all social media channels are deleted.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"PeckShield publishes on-chain tracing showing the deployer's funding wallet (0x814d) was funded by Kraken, stating 'The actor behind SudoRare rugpull seems a @krakenfx user.'","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-23","event":"CertiK publishes incident analysis confirming the backdoored upgrade mechanism and detailing the full fund flow to three recipient addresses.","source":""},{"date":"2022-08-24","event":"Major crypto outlets including CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt, and CryptoBriefing publish coverage of the rugpull. Total estimated losses reported at $815,000–$852,000.","source":""}]},"v":1}