AnubisDAO (ANKH)
An OlympusDAO-style project with no website or whitepaper and pseudonymous developers that raised ~13,556 ETH (~$60M) in October 2021. About 20 hours later all liquidity was withdrawn and the token fell to zero — a rug pull.
Also known as: AnubisDAO, ANKH
Summary
AnubisDAO (ANKH) was an OlympusDAO-style project that raised approximately 13,556 ETH (around $60 million) in October 2021, despite having no website or whitepaper and only pseudonymous developers. About 20 hours after the sale began, all liquidity was withdrawn from the pool and the token's value fell to zero — a rug pull. [1][3]
On-chain trail
Chainalysis described AnubisDAO as one of 2021's largest rug pulls, noting the address that deployed the liquidity pool held most of the LP tokens and cashed them out. [1] In 2023, on-chain investigator ZachXBT traced the funds through Tornado Cash and a bridge to Polygon into two exchange deposit addresses, linking them to identified individuals. [2]
Bracketed numbers refer to the numbered sources listed below.
Linked scams & cases
- Fake Ledger Live UpdaterRelatedOtherPhishing campaign distributing a counterfeit 'Ledger Live' update that exfiltrates seed phrases.
- Luna Yield (LUNY)RelatedTokensA Solana yield aggregator launched via the SolPAD launchpad that went dark in Aug 2021 after withdrawing liquidity — one of Solana's first major rug pulls. CoinDesk verified ~$6.7M removed; funds were reportedly bridged to Ethereum and routed through Tornado Cash.
- Merlin DEX (MAGE)Related
People & entities involved
Sources (3)
See also
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) — Justin Sun token freezeProjectsWLFI, a DeFi project linked to Donald Trump and his family, blacklisted/froze the wallet of major investor Justin Sun in Sept 2025 — ~540–595M unlocked WLFI tokens (~$107M) plus ~2.4B locked. Sun sued, alleging an undisclosed admin 'blacklist backdoor'; WLFI denied it and threatened a countersuit. The dispute is ongoing.
$MELANIA tokenMarket manipulationA Solana memecoin announced by Melania Trump on Jan 19, 2025. Per FT analysis, ~24 wallets bought in minutes before the public announcement and netted ~$99.6M as retail piled in; the token then fell 95%+. Early buys were traced to wallets linked to $LIBRA figure Hayden Davis. No charges have been filed.
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