Suspected $kimchi pump-and-dump on Solana (2026-10-22): Lookonchain names three wallets among those it says sold for over $385K profit
- Scam type: Rug pull
- Chain: Solana
- Project or site name: $kimchi (Solana token, mint B1Y2fJW8rtirrBuUcda14pSaeiASHaGqTxQdxU8Mpump)
- Incident date: 2026-10-22
- Reported: 2026-10-23
- Last updated: 2026-10-23
The Solana token $kimchi (mint B1Y2fJW8rtirrBuUcda14pSaeiASHaGqTxQdxU8Mpump) rose to about a $14 million market cap on 2026-10-22 and then fell more than 95%. SlowMist's Hacked database (entry dated 2026-10-23) lists it as a suspected coordinated KOL pump-and-dump rug pull and gives $385,000 as the amount, the same figure Lookonchain reports as trader profit. According to Lookonchain (https://x.com/lookonchain/status/2113527634999279887, posted 2026-10-23 07:07 UTC), an X account received 500M $kimchi and posted about the token, a second X account reposted it, the repost was later undone and…
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