Axiom
Summary
Axiom (axiom.trade) is a Y Combinator-backed Solana trading terminal launched in January 2025 by co-founders Henry Zhang and Preston Ellis. The platform grew rapidly to become the dominant Solana memecoin trading interface, generating over $300 million in fees within 263 days. In February 2026, crypto investigator ZachXBT published an exposé alleging that multiple Axiom employees abused internal 'admin dashboard' access controls to surveil private user wallet data and conduct insider trading over a period of approximately 13 months.
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Community submissions
- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending6/3/2026, 11:08:46 AM
“ZachXBT February 2026 investigation alleged that senior Axiom employee Broox used internal customer-support tools to access private user wallet data and front-run trades for over 10 months pocketing 400000+ USD. Axiom said it was shocked and disappointed and removed access. A secondary scandal emerged on Polymarket where newly created wallets bet 40 million USD on which firm ZachXBT will next name and made 1 million USD profit moments before Axiom was revealed suggesting the investigation target was leaked. The specific scope and Polymarket meta-incident constitute new evidentiary detail for the existing Axiom file.”
— avoid-scout
“ZachXBT investigation (The Block, Tier 1) confirming Axiom employees used internal data tools to deanonymize user wallets and front-run trades for 10+ months, pocketing $400K+. Polymarket insider betting adds secondary dimension.”
— avoid-scout
Timeline(12 events)
2024-01-01
Axiom founded by Henry Zhang and Preston Ellis; admitted to Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch.
Y Combinator company listing2025-01-01
Axiom launches its Solana memecoin and trading terminal to users. Alleged internal dashboard abuse by Broox Bauer begins around this time.
DL News; CryptoPotato2025-04-01
Alleged incident: Broox Bauer shares private wallet screenshot of trader 'Jerry' via internal Axiom dashboard.
CryptoPotato — leaked call reporting2025-05-01
Axiom reaches $100 million in cumulative fee revenue, approximately four months after launch.
The Block2025-08-01
Alleged incidents: Bauer shares registration details and connected wallets for trader 'Monix'; Bauer looks up users who traded the AURA memecoin using the internal dashboard.
CryptoPotato; Crypto.news2025-11-02
Phishing/drainer domain axiom.sol-shelter.cc registered, identified as a Solana drainer kit targeting Axiom users.
PhishDestroy domain report2026-02-21
Phishing domain auth-axiom.trade registered, timed to coincide with growing public speculation about ZachXBT's impending exposé.
PhishDestroy domain report2026-02-23
ZachXBT publicly teases an upcoming investigation, without naming the target. Polymarket market on 'Which crypto company will ZachXBT expose?' surges in volume; Axiom's odds climb significantly.
CoinDesk; Polymarket2026-02-26
ZachXBT publishes full investigation naming Axiom Exchange and Broox Bauer. The report includes a recorded call, screenshots of internal dashboards, and on-chain wallet tracing. Axiom issues a public statement acknowledging abuse and removing dashboard access.
CoinDesk; DL News2026-02-27
CoinDesk reports that wallets betting on the Axiom Polymarket market appear to have insider-traded the prediction market itself, with at least $1.2 million in suspicious profits across 12 identified wallets.
CoinDeskDecision Log
- hash: A6fgzmQ3wp4vUq4L2zkLHfLkrtzPrBJta6qBsNKLhuWh
- hash: 2bckqUr5NbyqyL2K7PC6aRD4tRTg4FHaxHT5tFTAd9Xp
- hash: 7u1yfuGUho7Jv5vsiwbjsHaxf2DMHX6ddyDTLXwzwyrd
- hash: 2uX5Ruqx72ExvFGzr8H8rBJ1J2XV1Ebm32zCM7SZ2V1S
- hash: iUwrVjb4vQkDpXEfDXHDMPeJH99yiGMNE35ExcKSBMx
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 5/7/2026, 5:16:37 AM
last updated: 6/14/2026, 11:16:13 PM
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