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Solana sandwich bots took $29.7 million before costs, mostly targeting Pump.fun

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: CryptoSlate
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What happened

Pump.fun's launch curve and PumpSwap accounted for 96% of detected attacks in the study's 11-month window.

Key facts

  • Pump.fun's launch curve and PumpSwap accounted for 96% of detected attacks in the study's 11-month window.
  • Reported by CryptoSlate and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:30:49 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October

  2. Trader nets $1.28 million on new 1,000x exchange Papertrade by moving Hyperliquid’s ETH prices

  3. Sui Foundation invests $30 million in DATA Network as AI data protocol migrates to Sui

  4. XRP Holders Have Now Parked 90 Million Coins in a Single Yield Vault

  5. Solana sandwich bots took $29.7 million before costs, mostly targeting Pump.fun

Sources

The original report was published by CryptoSlate. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at CryptoSlate

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