Luna Yield (LUNY)
A 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.
Also known as: Luna Yield, LUNY
Summary
Luna Yield was a Solana cross-chain yield aggregator launched via the SolPAD launchpad in August 2021. On August 19, 2021, its website and social accounts went dark and liquidity was withdrawn — described as one of Solana's first major rug pulls. [1][2]
Scale
CoinDesk verified about $6.7 million in assets removed across SOL, ETH, USDT, USDC, and others (some outlets estimated up to ~$10 million). The funds were reportedly bridged from Solana to Ethereum and routed through the Tornado Cash mixer. SolPAD said it had no relation to the Luna Yield team. [1][2]
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People & entities involved
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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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