Challenges in the DeFi Landscape

The DeFi space has experienced a concerning rise in rug pulls, deceptive practices that undermine trust and damage the integrity of decentralized platforms. These rug pulls often involve scammy developers creating enticing projects that attract investors with the promise of high returns. However, once a substantial investment is made, the funds mysteriously vanish, leaving investors with significant financial losses. Here are three common types of rug pulls that have plagued the ecosystem:

• Liquidity Removal Rug - In this rug pull, the developers create a project, attract liquidity, and then abruptly remove the liquidity from the pool, causing investors to lose their funds.

• Honeypot Trap - Developers create enticing projects that lure investors with promises of high returns. Once a substantial investment is made, the sells are turned off, and investors are left bag-holding their tokens.

• Tokens Dump Rug - In this rug pull, a developer creates a project and transfer huge supply to his other wallets, or even store the supply within the token contract itself. The supply is then dumped on other investors, potentially rugging the whole project.

• Non-Renouncement Rug - In this rug pull, developers do not renounce the contract ownership, allowing them to execute hidden functions that can lead to the manipulation of token supplies or the draining of liquidity.

These four types of rugs are accountable for more than 90% of the rugs happening in DeFi space. These rugs have cast a shadow over the DeFi landscape, highlighting the urgent need for robust solutions to protect investors and ensure a secure and transparent trading environment.