Crypto traders lost over $24 million in Solana due to memecoin mishaps

In the wild west of cryptocurrency trading, mistakes can be costly. And when it comes to memecoins, those mistakes can be downright disastrous. Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, has been tracking the phenomenon of traders sending Solana (SOL) tokens to memecoin contracts by mistake. The numbers are staggering.

Crypto traders have lost over $24 million in SOL to Solana-based memecoin token contracts. That’s more than the 6,743 ETH lost during Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake in 2022.

A Costly Mistake

One of the most notable cases Grogan pointed out was a trader who sent 5,478 SOL (worth $1.3 million) from Binance to the “Book of Meme” token contract. Those funds are now permanently lost. Another individual recently transferred $114,000 to the “jelly-jelly” token contract, suffering an irreversible loss. The source indicated that these mistakes are often the result of simple errors, such as copying and pasting the wrong contract address.

But here’s the thing: even if these traders had successfully purchased the memecoins they were after, their outcomes might not have been much better. Many of these tokens have plummeted in value, with losses reaching up to 75%. So, while sending funds to the wrong address is a complete loss, buying into a memecoin that tanks can be nearly as painful. As Grogan pointed out, the traders’ outcomes were only marginally worse than if their purchases had succeeded.

The moral of the story? Be careful out there, crypto traders. A simple mistake can cost you big time. Always double-check those contract addresses, and maybe think twice before jumping into the latest memecoin craze.

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Source: Insights | Cryptoslate.com

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