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Autopsy report

Squid Game

SQUID | Token / Rug
Rug pullDied Nov 2021

An unofficial 'play-to-earn' token riding the Squid Game hype. It pumped by tens of thousands of percent in days, then the team drained the pool. Buyers found they could not sell, and the token went to zero.

Missed warning signs
  1. 1-15d
  2. 2-15d
  3. 3-8d
  4. XDeath

Spacing is ordinal, not to scale. Numbers match the list below.

  1. 1

    Anonymous team with no connection to the actual show.

    Visible 15 days before death | Anonymous team

    The BlockABC News

  2. 2

    An anti-dump mechanism in the contract blocked buyers from selling.

    Visible 15 days before death | Cannot sell

    The BlockWIRED

  3. 3

    A 'games' platform that did not exist, on a coin already up thousands of percent.

    Visible 8 days before death | No real product

    The BlockABC News

The lesson

If you cannot sell it, it was never yours.

Sources
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