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.
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
Launch-day VVV timeline
The transaction conveyor belt
Buy
0x2f sent 50,000 USDC and received 172,970.021104646016761402 VVV.
BaseScan txSale 1
25,000 VVV out. 70.113360078857526903 WETH in.
BaseScan txSale 2
50,000 VVV out. 352,452.095534 USDC in.
BaseScan txSale 3
25,000 VVV out. 239,221.024243 USDC in.
BaseScan txSale 4
20,294.000804646016761765 VVV out. 186,008.656469 USDC in.
BaseScan txSale 5
2,013 VVV out. 18,881.730529 USDC in.
BaseScan txOfficial timing
Aerodrome's own VVV post is the context window
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 postThe 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
0x2f is directly labeled by Arkham
Arkham labels 0x2f as @Ace_da_Book: "Sm00thOper8R" on Polymarket.
0xB5D / acedabook.eth loop
Etherscan identifies 0xB5D as acedabook.eth and shows it was funded by 0x2f.
Launch buy confirmed on-chain
50,000 USDC went out and 172,970.021104646 VVV came in at 16:52:49 UTC.
Buy txUSDC exits stack up
Listed exits returned 796,563.506775 USDC plus one WETH sale, before valuing leftovers.
View timelineveAERO transfer, merge, vote
0xB5D sent veNFT ID 111142 to 0x2f. 0x2f merged it, then called Aerodrome's Voter minutes later.
veNFT transferveNEST x2
HyperEVM RPC verification found 0x2f owns veNEST token IDs 465 and 496.
HyperEVMScanSuspended contributors were not named
Aerodrome acknowledged suspensions after suspicious launch trading, but verified reports do not name Ace.
Odaily reportWallet web
The wallet connection diagram
VVV trader
Ace-linked label
acedabook.eth
ID 111142
465 + 496
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