[Jesse Creator Token Sniped on Launch Day, 26% of Supply Arbitraged for Approximately $1.3 Million] According to Arkham data, the creator token of Base co-founder and protocol lead Jesse Pollak was sniped on its launch day. After 50 million tokens were injected into the liquidity pool, 262 million tokens were purchased within the same block, accounting for 26% of the total supply. Two sniper addresses profited approximately $707,700 and $619,600, respectively. One address, 0x9F59…d8bB, purchased 7.6% of the supply for $191,000, paid a $44,000 tip to the Base sequencer, and subsequently sold all tokens for a profit of approximately $619,600. This operation was executed on the Base chain via Flashbots, leveraging its ability to preview transactions in the next block.