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ZkSync’s Gemholic project suspected $3.5M rug pull

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Amaka NwaokochaJun 08, 2024ZkSync’s Gemholic project suspected $3.5M rug pullCommunity members are currently trying to trace the Gemholic contract creator’s address, which is supposedly funded by Binance.8763 Total views11 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksThe cryptocurrency community is concerned following a suspected rug-pull incident involving the Gemholic project and the zkSync network.


Several users affected by the alleged Gemholic scam have taken to X to raise awareness. NSerec, the founder of Zkmarkets, confirmed that Gemholic stole $3.5 million.


In the X post, NSerec claimed that Gemholic had deceived its investors for a year by falsely promising refunds. Once the funds were finally unlocked, the team executed what appeared to be a rug pull. NSerec revealed that the address of the contract creator was supposedly funded by Binance and asked community members who have insights on how Binance might assist in reaching out to them.KYC provider silence


Despite completing Know Your Customer (KYC) verification with SolidProof, the verification service has not publicly addressed the situation. NSerec believes that the silence is possibly an effort to prevent fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) from spreading among the investors.Source: Swift Defi


According to NSerec, a KYC provider must either admit that they didn’t do a good job checking the people involved, or they should report the fraudsters to the authorities and tell the public what happened. If SolidProof keeps ignoring this problem, their service shouldn’t be trusted.


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The Zkmarkets founder said that if SolidProof doesn’t deal with the Gemholic scam, the people affected should hold SolidProof responsible. He even suggested that if they don’t take action, people should start calling them “UselessProof” instead of “SolidProof.”Backstory


The zkSync project Gemholic had its funds locked for over a year because of a mistake in the sales contract. Matter Labs, the team behind Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution zkSync, identified the issue as stemming from the .transfer() function in the GemstoneIDO smart contract, which is part of a project run by the GemholicECO ecosystem.


On June 7, zkSync completed its v24 upgrade, which fixed the issue and allowed the locked funds to be accessed.


Following the upgrade, the Gemholic project withdrew 921 Ether (ETH) from the contract and transferred it to the Ethereum blockchain. Gemholic’s X account and all Telegram messages had also been deleted at the time of publication.


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