https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/technique/rug-pulls/ The 1 most recent enforcement records tagged rug pulls in the Market Manipulation library, each linked to its primary source. Tags are our classification, not the charges. en-us Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-eric-zhu-rug-pulls-2025/ https://marketmanipulation.org/cases/sec-eric-zhu-rug-pulls-2025/ In January 2025 the SEC charged blockchain engineer Eric Zhu with a rug pull in the Game Coin (GME) token, alleging he kept liquidity-provider tokens unlocked while the issuer told investors liquidity was locked, then withdrew about $553,000 and cut the price roughly 12 percent. Without admitting the allegations he agreed, subject to court approval, to pay $672,992 in disgorgement and interest combined and a $150,000 penalty. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT SEC rug-pulls