PANews reported on May 20th that, according to Lookonchain, a trader paid a bribe of 536.88 BNB (approximately $343,000) to the BNB blockchain to preemptively trade ZEST tokens upon their listing. This address also invested an additional 600,000 USDT to buy 18.3 million ZEST tokens in the opening block, for a total cost of approximately $943,000. The trader subsequently sold all 18.3 million ZEST tokens, realizing approximately $1.22 million. After deducting costs, this preemptive trade resulted in a profit of approximately $277,000.