HumidiFi is planning a new token sale following a coordinated bot attack that captured the entire WET supply during its initial public launch. The project team characterized the incident as a significant setback for their early supporters, who had anticipated a fair distribution after months of dedicated community growth.
The project had garnered considerable momentum through DeFi trading activity on the Solana blockchain. However, the unfortunate event highlighted critical vulnerabilities present in the initial sale process. In response, HumidiFi has swiftly developed a revised plan designed to safeguard legitimate participants and re-establish trust among its user base.
How the Snipe Attack Occurred
According to the project's team, a sophisticated bot farm deployed thousands of pre-funded wallets. Each of these wallets was programmed with instructions to deposit funds into the DTF contract the exact moment the sale commenced. Furthermore, this setup enabled multiple instructions to be executed within a single transaction bundle.
Each bundle contained four transactions, and each transaction activated six instructions. Consequently, every bundle injected approximately 24,000 USDC into the sale, securing about 350,000 WET tokens. The simultaneous deployment of numerous bundles overwhelmed the sale window, effectively preventing genuine users from participating.
HumidiFi stated that this event underscored how advanced automation can be exploited to undermine public sale designs. The team described the attack as a synchronized rush that depleted the entire token allocation before legitimate users had any opportunity to react. Moreover, the incident amplified calls within Solana's DeFi community for the implementation of more intelligent contract structures that actively defend the fairness of token distribution.
A New Token, A New Contract, A New Approach
HumidiFi will now be issuing a new token to replace the one compromised. Supporters who were part of the Wetlist and JUP staking groups will be eligible to receive a pro-rata airdrop of the new token. Wallets identified as participating in the sniper attack will not receive any allocation.
In addition to replacing the token, the project team announced that they have rebuilt the DTF contract with a primary focus on community protection. Temporal developers provided significant contributions to the contract's redesign, and Osec conducted a thorough audit of the new structure.
The project intends to reopen its public sale on Monday. The team is confident that the enhanced contract will effectively prevent a recurrence of the same exploit. HumidiFi also aims to reassure its early community that their foundational role remains paramount. The group further expressed its commitment to demonstrating that the evolution of DeFi, often referred to as DeFi 2.0, requires prioritizing fairer access mechanisms over the speed of bot exploitation.