Public records. On-chain receipts. Unresolved conflicts.

Ace owes us a direct explanation.

Early VVV buy, rapid exits, identity links, later governance activity, and Aerodrome's same-window contributor suspension statement belong in the same public record.

Evidence board showing wallet receipts and red strings
Initial VVV buy $50,000 USDC 2025-01-27 16:52:49 UTC
Listed USDC exits $796,563.506775 plus 70.113360078857526903 WETH
Exit window ~82 minutes Buy to final listed sale
Later governance veAERO + veNEST Same 0x2f wallet, May 2026
VVV launched with no presale and public Aerodrome liquidity 0x2f bought 172,970.021104646 VVV Aerodrome said suspicious trading was flagged in under 30 minutes two contributors were suspended, names not confirmed in sourced reports

The short version

This is not built on one social post.

The report ties together public role evidence, Arkham labels, first-funder links, Chadder's wallet allegation, Base transactions, Aerodrome's public suspension statement, and later wallet activity in Aerodrome and Nest governance.

The public data raises a serious unresolved conflict signal. The timing, wallet links, and later governance activity need a transparent explanation.

Public profile

The person attached to the record

Ace X profile photo
@Ace_da_Book Public X profile image. Source profile: x.com/Ace_da_Book
Ace on a public video call
Public appearance, public questions. The wallet record is specific enough to require a specific answer.
Ace on a public video call with @ace_da_book visible
Identity and timing in the same frame. The public handle appears alongside a wallet trail that remains unresolved.
Ace wearing a hat with SBF lettering
Public image, public accountability. The issue is not the photo. The issue is the launch-window wallet activity.
Meme image of Ace in a jailhouse-style scene
The record is the point. Public data, disputed timing, and a wallet trail still waiting for an answer.

Launch-day VVV timeline

The transaction conveyor belt

Buy

0x2f sent 50,000 USDC and received 172,970.021104646016761402 VVV.

BaseScan tx

Sale 1

25,000 VVV out. 70.113360078857526903 WETH in.

BaseScan tx

Sale 2

50,000 VVV out. 352,452.095534 USDC in.

BaseScan tx

Sale 3

25,000 VVV out. 239,221.024243 USDC in.

BaseScan tx

Sale 4

20,294.000804646016761765 VVV out. 186,008.656469 USDC in.

BaseScan tx

Sale 5

2,013 VVV out. 18,881.730529 USDC in.

BaseScan tx

Official timing

Aerodrome's own VVV post is the context window

AerodromeFi on X

Flagged fast. Suspended fast.

Aerodrome said the timing of some VVV launch trading was flagged by internal monitoring in under 30 minutes, triggering an internal investigation that led to two contributor suspensions within three hours of launch.

Read the Aerodrome post
0x2f buy 16:52:49 UTC
Large exits 17:59-18:14 UTC
Aerodrome window <30 min flag / <3 hr suspensions

The post does not name the suspended contributors. That is exactly why the timing matters: the 0x2f launch trade, the Ace-linked wallet evidence, and Aerodrome's same-window contributor action belong in the same frame.

Receipt lab

The evidence stack

Identity

0x2f is directly labeled by Arkham

Arkham labels 0x2f as @Ace_da_Book: "Sm00thOper8R" on Polymarket.

Arkham
Identity

0xB5D / acedabook.eth loop

Etherscan identifies 0xB5D as acedabook.eth and shows it was funded by 0x2f.

Etherscan
Trading

Launch buy confirmed on-chain

50,000 USDC went out and 172,970.021104646 VVV came in at 16:52:49 UTC.

Buy tx
Trading

USDC exits stack up

Listed exits returned 796,563.506775 USDC plus one WETH sale, before valuing leftovers.

View timeline
Governance

veAERO transfer, merge, vote

0xB5D sent veNFT ID 111142 to 0x2f. 0x2f merged it, then called Aerodrome's Voter minutes later.

veNFT transfer
Governance

veNEST x2

HyperEVM RPC verification found 0x2f owns veNEST token IDs 465 and 496.

HyperEVMScan
Limit

Suspended contributors were not named

Aerodrome acknowledged suspensions after suspicious launch trading, but verified reports do not name Ace.

Odaily report

Wallet web

The wallet connection diagram

0x2f
VVV trader
Arkham
Ace-linked label
0xB5D
acedabook.eth
veAERO
ID 111142
veNEST
465 + 496
Aerodrome
rewards/votes

Public record

What the public record supports

Proven

  • VVV launched on Base with public Aerodrome liquidity and no presale, according to Venice.
  • Aerodrome publicly acknowledged suspicious VVV launch trading and suspended two contributors.
  • 0x2f bought VVV with 50,000 USDC, then exited large amounts for USDC and WETH.
  • 0x2f later interacted with Aerodrome governance/reward flows and holds two veNEST NFTs.

Strongly supported

  • Ace / acedabook publicly presented as tied to Aerodrome, Velodrome, Nest, and HYPE Engine.
  • Arkham and explorer/name-service evidence tie 0x2f and 0xB5D into an Ace-linked wallet chain.
  • The later 0xB5D to 0x2f veNFT transfer followed by immediate merge/vote strengthens the connection.

Still unresolved

  • That Ace was one of the two suspended Aerodrome contributors.
  • A court-level legal conclusion about the VVV trading.

The question

Explain the wallet, explain the timing, explain the governance trail.

Until then, the public record remains a serious unresolved conflict signal.

Public sources

Primary links and public reporting