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Pyramid

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0x7011f3edc7fa...58174113b162
FrontierContract #963Exact Bytecode MatchEdit this contract
Deployed September 7, 2015 (10 years ago)Block 198,362

Classic 3:1 pyramid scheme with Bitcoin bridge integration, deployed September 7, 2015. 1 ETH to enter, 2.7 ETH payout every 3rd participant. Originally hosted

Frontier EraVerified Source

Historical Significance

One of the earliest pyramid scheme contracts on Ethereum, notable for its Bitcoin bridge integration that enabled cross-chain payouts. Demonstrates early experimentation with cross-chain interoperability patterns. The BitcoinBridge contract interface is among the first attempts at bridging ETH and BTC on-chain.

Context

Deployed during Ethereum's Frontier era in September 2015, when pyramid and Ponzi contracts were common experiments on the new platform. The Bitcoin bridge feature reflects the era's interest in connecting Ethereum with Bitcoin's larger ecosystem.

Key Facts
Deployment Block
198,362
Deployment Date
Sep 7, 2015, 01:39 PM
Code Size
3.3 KB
Gas at Deploy
928,816
Transactions by Year
2015175
2016695
201710
20182
20208
20223
20231
20256
20264

Description

EthereumPyramid was a classic 3:1 pyramid scheme deployed in September 2015, during Ethereum's early Frontier era. For every 1 ETH entry, the contract would pay 2.7 ETH (90% of 3 ETH) to the earliest waiting participant when every third new entry arrived. The remaining 10% went to collected fees.

What made this contract unusual was its Bitcoin bridge integration. Participants could optionally provide a Bitcoin address instead of an Ethereum address, and payouts would be routed through an on-chain BitcoinBridge contract (0x4d6387f3b967da39b11de111158d49754c31985d) for cross-chain settlement. This made it one of the earliest cross-chain payment contracts on Ethereum.

The contract collected 139 total participants. 69 ETH remains locked.

The contract was mislabeled as 'EtherLottery' in several academic smart contract analysis datasets. The original site was ethereumpyramid.com and the Solidity contract name is Pyramid.

Source Verified

SolidityExact bytecode match(3,409 bytes)
Compiler: soljson

Exact runtime (3,237 bytes) + creation (3,377 bytes + 32-byte constructor arg) match. soljson v0.1.1, optimizer disabled.

Heuristic Analysis

The following characteristics were detected through bytecode analysis and may not be accurate.

Detected Type: Unknown

Bytecode Overview

Opcodes3,409
Unique Opcodes173
Jump Instructions142
Storage Operations88

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