Raising funds beyond the target but facing a sharp cut, what exactly happened behind Trove's FDV plummeting 95%?



It's all heartbreaking. The Hyperliquid perpetual contract DEX project Trove, which raised $11.5 million during the public offering phase, was originally highly anticipated. However, it has turned into a "long-planned" harvesting scheme.

Numbers tell the story:

The public offering valuation was set at $20 million, but it was oversubscribed to $11.5 million—despite a funding target of only $2.5 million. This crazy subscription enthusiasm instead became a "bait" for the project team.

Where did the problem lie? After the funding was completed, Trove took an unexpected move—backstabbing the Hyperliquid ecosystem it was part of. A project that once promised to build perpetual trading infrastructure on this chain now leaves investors facing a nightmare of a 95% FDV collapse.

Playing this old trick again in 2026 truly sets a new market lower limit. Large-scale fundraising is no longer a guarantee of project strength; it may instead signal risk.
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