Ponzi / Pyramid Contracts
Chain letters, pyramid schemes and doublers where new deposits pay earlier entrants. Distinct from games of chance.
PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0x6aee5a...ee13daSeptember 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0xcd2680...4700cbSeptember 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0xa43d2b...2406a8September 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0x389b49...172e44September 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0x821399...592dcbSeptember 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0x1d4dad...7ed061September 7, 2015PyramidQueue
A 1,746-byte owner-operated funnel into a 2016 pyramid scheme. forward() buys the operator a 1 ether entry in the pyramid and pays the operator 0.5 ether on top.
0xe64bfc...80ffa2September 7, 2015Pyramid
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
0x7011f3...13b162September 7, 2015Doubler
Doubler drain contract with hardcoded owner
0x2ff2a6...3e5c62January 21, 2016Doubler
A pyramid scheme promising 2x returns to ETH participants. 28 ETH remains locked — those who entered last will never be paid out.
0xc18242...c3fa4bFebruary 19, 2016DynamicPyramid
Self-adjusting pyramid scheme with declining multipliers (3x to 1.5x), deployed February 23, 2016. 140 participants entered, 136 still waiting for payout. Sourc
0xa9e4e3...9ab26cFebruary 23, 2016