📰 "Unknown Trader Turns $500 into $9M Overnight by Front-Running Whale Wallet — Here's How It Happened"
June 26, 2025 — Crypto Twitter is on fire today as blockchain sleuths uncovered a jaw-dropping trade: a pseudonymous trader turned just $500 into over $9 million in less than 24 hours by front-running a whale’s massive token buy on a low-liquidity DeFi project.
🚨 What Happened?
Around 2 AM UTC, a smart contract call showed that a major whale wallet—linked to a well-known exchange—was about to buy millions worth of $XYZ, a relatively obscure DeFi governance token.
The anonymous trader (address starting with 0xDEAD...) spotted the transaction pending in mempool and front-ran the whale by buying $XYZ seconds before the whale’s bulk purchase.
The whale’s buy caused a 1200% price spike, instantly rocketing the front-runner’s holdings from $500 to over $9M.
💥 The Twist?
They cashed out in under 10 minutes using a series of decentralized exchanges and bridges — and paid over $200K in gas fees just to stay ahead of frontrun bots and slippage.
The wallet has since gone dark, but Crypto Twitter has crowned them “The Ghost Sniper.”
📈 Market Impact
$XYZ has now been listed on two tier-1 exchanges.
Memecoins with similar tickers ($XYZINU, $XYZDOGE) are surging as retail jumps in.
Influencers are already minting "Ghost Sniper" NFTs in tribute.
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💬 Top Reactions on X:
> "From broke to legend in one block. We salute you, Ghost Sniper. 🫡" –
@CryptoMessiah "This is why on-chain is the future. TradFi can NEVER." –
@defiqueen "New Binance IEO incoming? 👀" –
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