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Found this suspicious trading pattern that inflates price on random tokens

Step 1 — Tiny buy sets fake price

Wallet: GQhp1metiEge237QfN6rLtFENiz9BW2RCV3s3KPEbWdJ

Tx: https://solscan.io/tx/TsXdkXGzsYhMzAsofEjQSw7ihEj6A6PE5ydMWpHHi8tLTp5yhpPouSHCyShUrARgrAamrvaxe5FmM93GPxbWyYV

Spent: 0.0001 SOL (~$0.008)

Got: 0.000541515 SXAI

Calculation:
$0.008195 ÷ 0.000541515 = ~$15.13 per SXAI

→ This sets a completely fake “market price”

Step 1.1 — Drain the pool
They removed almost all liquidity.

Wallet: 6WCwFLQa93CJzcHWLAVgsySXyonqr7bmedshkK426em5

Tx: https://solscan.io/tx/43bZZFwhD9mvTen5bujZtbekWcRPvMrMWpjJEbrwh66as9odZmjUG8NnWpvkb4E8Yd69UB3s5AK82ExqTPkh4KPg

Removed: 3.2028 WSOL + 93,794,046 SXAI (~$261)

Now the pool has almost zero liquidity → price can be manipulated easily.

Step 2 — Dump creates fake $1.2M volume

Wallet: BK4zdKaLFhJqkyQrvqaorvBMbGy483ia97AHgE7GoTVt

Tx: https://solscan.io/tx/4onSx9rZV4pSkzxsYbeWfhgTgDY7Xj28zqTVQTMDEGVBvhh1RJKdBQMyABWyJ9UCZWtkgDuxTB1RE9GTrKh9V1Ac

Sold: 120,493 SXAI

Received: 0.0001 SOL (~$0.008)

Actual price received:
$0.008 ÷ 120,493 = $0.000000068 per SXAI

But people expect:
120,493 × ~$10.12 = ~$1,218,864 volume