DeFi Exploit: Merlin DEX - REKT

  • Scam type: Hack
  • Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
  • Reported: 2026-04-27
  • Last updated: 2026-04-27

DeFi Exploit: Merlin DEX - REKT Date: 04/25/2023 Loss: $1,820,000 USD Tags: Merlin, zksync, Rugpull, REKT Summary: $1.8M disappeared in a puff of smoke as Merlin pulled the classic DeFi magic trick. The zksync-native DEX had just completed its audit with Certik. How can such an easily ruggable protocol be green-lit? Or are users also to blame? Exploit/attacker addresses extracted from on-chain analysis and incident reports. Reference: https://rekt.news/merlin-dex-rekt Source: https://de.fi/rekt-database

Other addresses in this report: 0x2744d62a1e9ab975f4d77fe52e16206464ea79b7

Report a crypto scam · How to report a crypto scam