shield Price Manipulation · $3.5K loss

Peapods Finance Hack: How $3.5K Was Lost in a Price Manipulation (2025)

On February 2025, Peapods Finance was exploited in a price manipulation, resulting in approximately $3.5K in losses. That makes the Peapods Finance exploit the 419th largest DeFi incident out of 690 documented in our archive.

Attack Mechanics: How the Peapods Finance Price Manipulation Played Out

Exploit Class Applied to Peapods Finance

The Peapods Finance incident on February 8, 2025 is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol. In the full archive, Peapods Finance is 1 of 85 documented price manipulation incidents.

Peapods Finance in Context

At $3.5K, the Peapods Finance exploit is a minor (<$1M) event compared to the largest same-class incident in our archive — CreamFinance (2021) at $130M.

Prior Price Manipulation Before Peapods Finance

The nearest price manipulation incident before Peapods Finance was RoulettePotV2, 28 days earlier on January 11, 2025 ($28K lost). The same exploit class surfaced again within the price manipulation attack surface.

Impact & Recovery for Peapods Finance

Peapods Finance Loss Figure

The Peapods Finance exploit caused $3,500 in losses — a minor (<$1M) incident and the 79th largest of 96 documented in 2025.

Where Peapods Finance Sits Among Price Manipulation Attacks

Ranked by loss size, Peapods Finance is the 60th largest of 85 price manipulation incidents documented. That puts the Peapods Finance loss below the class average of $3.9M.

Timeline Since the Peapods Finance Incident

The Peapods Finance exploit occurred 1.2 years ago (430 days). The contract, its fork-block, and the attack transaction remain on-chain and forensically reproducible.

Primary Reference for Peapods Finance

Public post-mortem / on-chain analysis for the Peapods Finance incident: view source.

FAQ

How much did Peapods Finance lose?

The Peapods Finance exploit in February 2025 resulted in $3,500 in losses — the 79th largest of 96 DeFi incidents that year.

When did the Peapods Finance hack happen?

The Peapods Finance exploit was recorded on February 8, 2025 — 430 days ago.

What type of exploit hit Peapods Finance?

The Peapods Finance incident is classified as a Price Manipulation. The attacker drives the on-chain price of a token up or down within a single transaction to extract value from the protocol.

How common is the Price Manipulation pattern seen at Peapods Finance?

Our archive contains 85 documented price manipulation incidents. The Peapods Finance incident is one of them.

How does Peapods Finance compare to the largest Price Manipulation attack?

The largest price manipulation incident in our archive is CreamFinance (2021) at $130M. The Peapods Finance loss is $3.5K.

Do ESG indices have a different impact on state-owned vs. non-state-owned enterprises?

Yes, non-state-owned enterprises are more affected by ESG indices than state-owned enterprises.

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