friend.tech mempool sniper bot

⚠️ The mempool bug is patched so this bot will not work ⚠️

mempool sniper bot for new friend.tech joiners. context: - op-stack is supposed to be blind mempool. but base node default config had txpool+ws rpcs open (see the patch notes) - friend.tech uses blast-api rpc - blast-api used base node default config for their backend nodes

important parts

1. friendrekt-rs
   • rust bot for finding new joiners, caching follow count and sniping
2. friendrekt-contracts
   • solidity contract for sniping w/ fail-safes
3. twt-follower-api
   • python http api for retrieving follower count

algo

/*
    here's a brief overview of the sniper:
    there are two tokio threads. 

    1. listen to every block.
        for every ETH transfer or bridge relays:
            reverse search the addresses involved on friend.tech
            find the number of followers
            if the address is not cached:
                cache the address

    2. listen to blast-api eth_newPendingTransactions
        there are multiple (4?) backend nodes so subscribe a few times
            (afaict its mostly rng which stream you get)
            (also run this bot on several geo-distributed servers)
            if its a first-share-buy (a signup):
                if the address is cached:
                    if follow count > 20k: send snipe tx
                otherwise:
                    do a live lookup of follow count
                    if follow count > 20k: send snipe tx
*/

devs

• cheb
• rage