I have been a big fan of @DroseraNetwork, I have been learning, experimenting and testing.
Recently, I created a unique trap with the name ERC20WhaleTrap 🪤
As the name goes “ERC20Whale..”, It does a unique work and if you care to know, let me brief you a little.
ERC20whaleTrap detects sudden ERC20 balance spikes and triggers an onchain response.
HERE IS WHAT IT DOES, WHY IT MATTERS AND WHAT I AM IMPROVING NEXT.
🪤 HOW IT WORKS:
ERC20WhaleTrap monitors target wallets for abnormal ERC20 inflows.
If a balance jump exceeds a threshold, the trap automatically triggers a response contract that can react on-chain in real-time.
🪤 USE CASES:
This Trap helps in a good number of cases, which include:
1. Detecting suspicious whale movement
2. Flagging sudden token accumulation
3. Automated defense or alert system for token teams
4. Bot/malicious activity monitoring
The motive behind this idea is to build a trap which can significantly enhance proactive and on-chain security.
DEPLOYMENT DETAILS 🪤
Trap address: 0x91Dd307fAad9F02314a752D2EaEd9474C42Ca704
Response Contract: 0x8E686a7709825F652751A742f021CB9ff67D7F57
Explorer: https://t.co/ckyY0xwUgM
Source Code: https://t.co/Ktztun3c5o
WHAT WORKED:
✅Response function deployed and verified
✅Execution confirmed
✅Gas used: ~271,713
✅Trap config updated live on the Hoodi testnet.
WHAT NEEDS FIXING:
@BjornAgnesi from drosera team spotted few issues which he gave me directives on how to correct.
I ORIGINALLY USED:
trackedAddress.balance
...which returns ETH balance, not ERC20.
FIX…..:
IERC20(tokenAddress).balanceOf(trackedAddress);
Next update will include this fix + smarter trigger logic.
COMING NEXT:
I am devoted to learning and i am glad Drosera is helping me through their workshop program. I have few things I should be interested to work on, they include:
1) Better ERC20 tracking logic
2) Price movement detection
3) Gradual accumulation alerts
Making Drosera smarter, one trap at a time.
Huge shoutout to the @DroseraNetwork team (@Bobafetador, @0xkr8os, @jakerumbles, @jakerumbles etc) for the feedback and tools.
Learning a lot from the workshop
and I can’t wait to join the Drosera Greenhouse Live (Happening on 31st)
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