[2021]: Bonzikill

The community slogan emerged: "You snipe the innocent; we Bonzikill the guilty."

For years, snipers and MEV (Miner Extractable Value) bots have plagued launches on networks like Solana, Binance Smart Chain, and Ethereum. These bots spot a new token launch, pay exorbitant gas fees, and purchase the token fractions of a second before a human trader can click "buy." They then dump the tokens on the ensuing hype, stealing liquidity from retail investors. bonzikill

Bonzikill was supposedly created in late 2024 by an anonymous developer (or collective) known only as "0x_Reaper." Frustrated by losing thousands of dollars to Bonzi-style snipers on the Solana blockchain, 0x_Reaper wrote a counter-sniper script. Unlike traditional anti-bots that merely block transactions, Bonzikill hunts. Most trading bots operate in a vacuum, ignoring other bots. Bonzikill is different. It utilizes a "honeypot detection" algorithm combined with a "reverse gas auction." The community slogan emerged: "You snipe the innocent;

This is why the tool earned the suffix It doesn't just front-run; it executes. The Rise of the "Bonzikill" Movement While the script itself is impressive, the cultural phenomenon surrounding Bonzikill is more interesting. In Q1 2025, the developer released a limited version of the code via a decentralized application (dApp) interface. Within 72 hours, the dApp had processed over 2 million dollars in volume, but not in trading profits—in "salvage." It utilizes a "honeypot detection" algorithm combined with