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Case study · October 2026
$LAUNCH made seven promises. The code kept none of them.
Each promise was a post, not a rule. Here's what happened, and how Hardcode prevents it.
−96%price after the rug
1,946spam coins from one wallet
84 SOLtreasury sold and kept
0 of 7promises in the code
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Burns that never happened
What happenedThey said 100% of fees would buy back and burn the coin every 3 minutes. About 1–2% was ever burned, by hand.
On HardcodeThe fee split is locked at launch. Burns run by themselves, and anyone can trigger one for a small reward.
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02
One wallet behind everything
What happenedTheir "launchpad" was a single team wallet signing every launch. It was used to create 1,946 spam coins.
On HardcodeThere is no team wallet. Every creator signs their own launch, and the code checks it.
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03
The treasury walked out
What happened11 minutes after an announcement, the team wallet sold the treasury for 84 SOL and kept it.
On HardcodeThe treasury has no withdraw button. Its SOL can only buy back and burn the coin.
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04
Settings changed in silence
What happenedThe fees were quietly switched to 100% for the team and 0% for burns.
On HardcodeA coin's settings lock the moment it launches. Nobody can change them afterwards, including us.
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05
A copy every four seconds
What happenedWhen trading slowed, identical copycat coins launched every few seconds.
On HardcodeOne live coin per ticker. A small launch fee makes spam expensive.
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06
Fees pumped someone else's coin
What happenedThe fees were sent to buy an outside coin with no locked liquidity, right before the exit.
On HardcodeFees can only buy back the coin they came from. Nothing else.
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07
Same team, same playbook
What happenedThe team had run the same template on an earlier project.
On HardcodeEvery coin shows its creator's past launches, straight from the chain.