Compounder Finance (CP3R)
An Ethereum yield aggregator (a Harvest/Yearn clone) that rug-pulled ~$10.8M (some estimates ~$12.5M) in Dec 2020 by swapping audited 'Strategy' contracts for malicious ones via an unmonitored timelock. CP3R fell ~99% and the team vanished.
Also known as: Compounder Finance, CP3R, C3PR
Summary
Compounder Finance (CP3R) was an Ethereum yield aggregator that described itself as a clone of Harvest and Yearn Finance. On December 1, 2020, it rug-pulled about $10.8 million (some estimates put losses near $12.5 million). [1][2]
How it happened
The anonymous developers swapped the audited "Strategy" contracts for malicious "Evil Strategy" contracts via a public but unmonitored 24-hour timelock, then drained user funds (DAI, ETH, WBTC, and others). The project had been audited by Solidity Finance, which said it had flagged the time-locked, centralized control beforehand. CP3R fell about 99% and the website and social accounts were deleted. [1][2][3]
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Linked scams & cases
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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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