Cross-chain forensics · VOW bridge arbitrage · 7-day window · all times IST

VOW Cross-Chain Arbitrage

Wallet 0x75698b2a…8390 · Ethereum ↔ BNB Smart Chain · 28 Jul – 03 Aug 2026 IST (window: 27 Jul 19:46 IST → 03 Aug 19:00 IST)

Task Verify whether this wallet performs cross-chain VOW arbitrage, using only on-chain evidence. Group all related transactions into complete round-trip cycles.
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✅ Hypothesis CONFIRMED — a systematic BSC→ETH VOW arbitrage loop

The wallet runs a tightly scripted cycle: buy VOW on BNB Chain (KyberSwap → PancakeSwap BTCB-VOW), bridge it to Ethereum via the verified DBridge burn-and-mint contract, sell it for USDT on Uniswap V3 (higher VOW/USDT price on ETH), and bridge the USDT back to BSC via Celer / Across to fund the next cycle. Repeatable, mechanical, and profitable per unit.

Cycles (7d)
6
BSC→ETH direction
Closed
5
VOW sold on ETH
Open
1
15,626.70 VOW held
VOW bridged
100,066
VOW · 6 deposits
USDT deployed
2,132
USDT · on BSC buys
Realized P&L
+18.98
USDT gross · +0.89%

How the cycle works

The wallet uses the verified DBridge contract (0xa7C14010…5644d, same address on both chains, OpenZeppelin v5 + ECDSA relayer quorum). VOW takes the burn-and-mint path: a deposit on one chain burns VOW to 0x0, the matching withdraw on the other chain mints fresh VOW. Every cycle's VOW amount matches 1:1 across the bridge.

ETHEREUM · chainId 1 BNB SMART CHAIN · chainId 56 DBridge DBridge ① deposit(chainId=1) · VOW burned relayer quorum attests the burn ② withdraw(bridgeId) · VOW minted ③ USDT bridges back via Jumper / Celer / Across recapitalizes the next BSC-side buy Uniswap V3 (sell) Jumper / LiFi (return) KyberSwap → PCS (buy) wallet (USDT funded)
DBridge burn-and-mint · same address on both chains · VOW amounts match 1:1 across the bridge in every cycle (verified)

Functions used

Two selectors, two chains

SelectorSignatureWhere wallet calls it
0xbc157ac1deposit(chainId, token, amount)BSC with chainId=1 — burns BSC-VOW, emits Deposit
0x8e19899ewithdraw(bridgeId) [payable]ETH paying 0.0003 ETH — mints ETH-VOW after relayer quorum

Why it's profitable

VOW is pricier on Ethereum

Every cycle: 400 USDT buys ~15–22k VOW on BSC, same VOW sells for 402–535 USDT on ETH. Spread of ~0.6–1.3% per cycle.
Bridge is 1:1 burn-and-mint — zero cross-chain slippage, only a fixed 0.0003 ETH fee.
Margins are thin; cycle 3 was never sold (15,626.7 VOW still held) — execution risk or adverse price move.

The cycle anatomy

Every BSC→ETH cycle follows the same 6 steps. Times shown are IST. Step durations are medians.

BSC leg

Capital deploy

~2 min

Wallet buys VOW cheaply on BNB Chain and burns it into the bridge.

1
t+0sUSDT arrives on BSC via Celer cBridge or Across fill-relay — either the prior cycle's return leg or initial funding.e.g. Celer cBridge 0xdd90e5e8… or Across relayer 0x07aE8551…
2
t+15sBuy VOW with ~400 USDT via KyberSwap MetaAgg → PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW pool.Returns 15,000–22,000 VOW depending on pool state
3
t+30sApprove + bridge depositdeposit(chainId=1) burns BSC-VOW to 0x0, emits Deposit(bridgeId,…).Relayers begin attesting the burn.
ETH leg

Liquidation

~3 min

VOW is minted on Ethereum and sold for USDT, which returns to BSC.

4
t+~5 minClaim on Ethereumwithdraw(bridgeId). Relayers have attested; VOW minted to wallet. −0.0003 ETH fee paid.
5
t+~5m15sSell VOW for USDT via Uniswap Universal Router → V3 VOW/USDT pools.Same VOW amount as step 2 (1:1 bridge).
6
t+~10m–1dReturn USDT to BSC via Jumper (LI.FI router, picks Celer/Across).Closes the loop; funds the next cycle.

Aggregate 7-day flow

BSC · USDT in BSC · VOW buy Bridge (burn→mint) ETH · USDT out 2,531.7 USDT Celer+Across 100,065.8 VOW KyberSwap→PCS 100,065.8 VOW 6 deposits · 1:1 2,150.5 USDT Uniswap sells 15,626.7 VOW cycle 3 unsold
USDT in (2,531.7) → VOW bought & bridged (100,065.8) → USDT realized (2,150.5) + VOW held (15,626.7)

USDT retained on ETH

+542.05 USDT

ETH-side sells returned 2,150.5 USDT; only 1,608.4 USDT was bridged back to BSC (cycle 6's return was still pending). Net ETH-side USDT carry: +542 USDT.

VOW still held

15,626.7 VOW

Cycle 3's withdrawn VOW was never sold on ETH and remains in the wallet. At cycle-3's implied ETH price (~$0.0259/VOW) that's ≈ 405 USDT of unrealized exposure.

Bridge fees total

0.0018 ETH + 0.006 BNB

6 ETH-side withdraws × 0.0003 ETH + 2 BSC-side withdraws (reverse cycles, edge of window) × 0.001 BNB. All fees sink to 0x160AC9CF…308f8c.

Arbitrage cycles

Click any cycle to expand. Each card is one complete round-trip, not isolated transactions. Times in IST (UTC+5:30) with day-of-week.

1
BSC→ETHclosedWed 29 Jul · 00:37–00:43 IST~5 min
400.00 USDT → 15,065.085 VOW → bridge → 402.49 USDT
+2.49 USDT
1
Wed 29 Jul · 00:37:30 IST923.35 USDT arrives on BSC from Celer cBridge 2.0. +923.35 USDTInitial funding + carry-over. Underwrites cycles 1 & 2.
2
Wed 29 Jul · 00:37:48 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW, −400.00 USDT15,065.085 VOW
3
Wed 29 Jul · 00:40:00 ISTBridge deposit — approve VOW to DBridge, then deposit(chainId=1) burns 15,065.085 VOW to 0x0.
4
Wed 29 Jul · 00:42:35 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw(bridgeId) mints 15,065.085 VOW. −0.0003 ETH relayer fee.Cross-chain leg confirmed: VOW matches step 2 exactly.
5
Wed 29 Jul · 00:42:59 ISTSell VOW on Ethereum — Uniswap V3 across two VOW/USDT pools, −15,065.085 VOW+402.49 USDT
+2.49 USDT gross (+0.62%) · no separate return tx — USDT stays on ETH to fund cycle 2's bridge fee
2
BSC→ETHclosedThu 30 Jul · 00:57–01:03 IST~5 min
400.00 USDT → 15,403.33 VOW → bridge → 405.75 USDT → 808.24 USDT returned to BSC
+5.75 USDT
1
Thu 30 Jul · 00:57:56 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → Kyber VOW pool, −400.00 USDT15,403.329 VOW
2
Thu 30 Jul · 00:58:28 ISTBridge deposit — burn 15,403.329 VOW on BSC for ETH release.
3
Thu 30 Jul · 01:00:35 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw mints 15,403.329 VOW. −0.0003 ETH
4
Thu 30 Jul · 01:01:11 ISTSell VOW on Ethereum — Uniswap V3, −15,403.329 VOW+405.75 USDT
5
Thu 30 Jul · 01:02:47 ISTReturn USDT to BSC — Jumper bridges −808.24 USDT ETH→BSC (consolidates C1+C2 proceeds).Arrives ~4 s later via Across fill-relay: +808.15 USDT
+5.75 USDT gross (+1.44%) · 808.24 USDT recapitalized to BSC for cycles 3+
3
BSC→ETHOPEN · unsoldThu 30 Jul · 01:12 IST (then held 5 days)
400.00 USDT → 15,626.70 VOW → bridge → VOW still held on Ethereum
15,626.7 VOW held
⚠ Open positionThis cycle's VOW was claimed on Ethereum but never sold within the window. The wallet stopped mid-cycle — likely waiting for a better ETH-side price or interrupted. VOW sits idle at the wallet as of cutoff.
1
Thu 30 Jul · 01:12:54 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW, −400.00 USDT15,626.700 VOW
2
Thu 30 Jul · 01:13:19 ISTBridge deposit — burn 15,626.700 VOW on BSC.
3
Thu 30 Jul · 01:16:35 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw mints 15,626.700 VOW. −0.0003 ETHCycle stops here — no follow-up Uniswap sell in window.
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— no sell transaction —VOW remains in wallet 0x7569…8390 on Ethereum through cutoff.Implied unrealized value at entry price (≈ $0.0259/VOW): ~405 USDT.
Capital deployed (400 USDT + 0.0003 ETH fee) · VOW held — cycle neither profitable nor closed
4
BSC→ETHclosedMon 03 Aug · 12:33–12:44 IST~7 min
531.51 USDT → 21,570.20 VOW → bridge → 534.71 USDT → 400.01 USDT returned · largest cycle
+3.20 USDT
1
Mon 03 Aug · 12:33:22 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → Kyber VOW pool, −531.51 USDT21,570.199 VOWLargest buy of the window; tighter BSC liquidity required more USDT.
2
Mon 03 Aug · 12:33:51 ISTBridge deposit — burn 21,570.199 VOW on BSC.
3
Mon 03 Aug · 12:37:23 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw mints 21,570.199 VOW. −0.0003 ETH~3.5 min cross-chain latency (relayer quorum).
4
Mon 03 Aug · 12:38:23 ISTSell VOW on Ethereum — Uniswap V3 (two equal halves of 10,785 VOW), −21,570.199 VOW+534.71 USDT
5
Mon 03 Aug · 12:40:59 ISTReturn USDT to BSC — Jumper sends −400.01 USDT ETH→BSC.Arrives ~3 min later via Celer cBridge: +400.01 USDT
+3.20 USDT gross (+0.60%) on 531.51 USDT deployed
5
BSC→ETHclosedMon 03 Aug · 17:30–18:55 IST~85 min
400.01 USDT → 16,254.22 VOW → bridge → 404.45 USDT → 400.20 USDT returned
+4.44 USDT
1
Mon 03 Aug · 17:30:54 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW, −400.01 USDT16,254.221 VOW
2
Mon 03 Aug · 17:31:15 ISTBridge deposit — burn 16,254.221 VOW on BSC.
3
Mon 03 Aug · 17:33:35 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw mints 16,254.221 VOW. −0.0003 ETH
4
Mon 03 Aug · 17:33:59 ISTSell VOW on Ethereum — Uniswap V3 (splits across 3 pools), −16,254.221 VOW+404.45 USDT
5
Mon 03 Aug · 18:55:11 ISTReturn USDT to BSC — Jumper sends −400.20 USDT ETH→BSC.Arrives ~4 s later via Across relayer: +400.16 USDT. 81-min lag — return batched with cycle 6's funding.
+4.44 USDT gross (+1.11%)
6
BSC→ETHVOW closedUSDT return pendingMon 03 Aug · 18:56–19:00 IST~4 min
400.00 USDT → 16,146.26 VOW → bridge → 403.10 USDT · last cycle of the window
+3.10 USDT
NoteThe VOW side of this cycle is complete (buy → bridge → sell). Only the USDT return leg (ETH→BSC) had not executed as of cutoff (03 Aug 19:00 IST). Counted as "closed" for VOW arbitrage purposes.
1
Mon 03 Aug · 18:56:11 ISTBuy VOW on BSC — KyberSwap → PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW, −400.00 USDT16,146.258 VOWFunded by cycle 5's return leg arriving 1 min earlier.
2
Mon 03 Aug · 18:56:34 ISTBridge deposit — burn 16,146.258 VOW on BSC. Bridge ID 0x17F975A5…26D5E520, index 5916.
3
Mon 03 Aug · 18:59:59 ISTClaim on Ethereumwithdraw mints 16,146.258 VOW. −0.0003 ETH
4
Mon 03 Aug · 19:00:23 ISTSell VOW on Ethereum — Uniswap V3 (two equal halves of 8,073.125 VOW), −16,146.258 VOW+403.10 USDT
5
— pending —Return USDT to BSC — not yet executed at cutoff.Expected next: a Jumper/LI.FI tx sending ~400 USDT ETH→BSC, mirroring cycles 2/4/5.
+3.10 USDT gross (+0.78%) · USDT return leg pending

Chronological timeline (all in-window events)

Every on-chain event in the strict 7-day window, color-marked by chain. Click hashes to open explorers.

Time ISTChainStepAssetAmountCounterpartyTx
Wed 29 Jul 00:37:30BSCfundingUSDT+923.35Celer cBridge 2.00x8bc9244f…
Wed 29 Jul 00:37:48BSCC1 buyUSDT→VOW−400.00KyberSwap → PCS BTCB-VOW0x4d0e9498…
Wed 29 Jul 00:40:00BSCC1 bridgeVOW burn−15,065.08DBridge deposit(1)0x35c6d668…
Wed 29 Jul 00:42:35ETHC1 claimVOW mint+15,065.08DBridge withdraw0x95cd6d75…
Wed 29 Jul 00:42:59ETHC1 sellVOW→USDT+402.49Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT0x18922352…
Thu 30 Jul 00:57:56BSCC2 buyUSDT→VOW−400.00KyberSwap → Kyber VOW0x9dd1bc82…
Thu 30 Jul 00:58:28BSCC2 bridgeVOW burn−15,403.33DBridge deposit(1)0x9abee169…
Thu 30 Jul 01:00:35ETHC2 claimVOW mint+15,403.33DBridge withdraw0xac9a7af7…
Thu 30 Jul 01:01:11ETHC2 sellVOW→USDT+405.75Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT0x5c8d9326…
Thu 30 Jul 01:02:47ETHC1+2 returnUSDT→BSC−808.24Jumper (LI.FI router)0x6b37a1b0…
Thu 30 Jul 01:02:51BSCC1+2 returnUSDT+808.15Across fill-relay0x8ad340bf…
Thu 30 Jul 01:12:54BSCC3 buyUSDT→VOW−400.00KyberSwap → PCS BTCB-VOW0x1231aace…
Thu 30 Jul 01:13:19BSCC3 bridgeVOW burn−15,626.70DBridge deposit(1)0x8caa45b0…
Thu 30 Jul 01:16:35ETHC3 claimVOW mint+15,626.70DBridge withdraw0xfd5ccc88…
— open —OPENC3 VOW never sold — held in wallet through cutoff
Mon 03 Aug 12:33:22BSCC4 buyUSDT→VOW−531.51KyberSwap → Kyber VOW0x153b2d01…
Mon 03 Aug 12:33:51BSCC4 bridgeVOW burn−21,570.20DBridge deposit(1)0x139d098d…
Mon 03 Aug 12:37:23ETHC4 claimVOW mint+21,570.20DBridge withdraw0x727a5e98…
Mon 03 Aug 12:38:23ETHC4 sellVOW→USDT+534.71Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT0x4420974a…
Mon 03 Aug 12:40:59ETHC4 returnUSDT→BSC−400.01Jumper (LI.FI router)0x2379dd2e…
Mon 03 Aug 12:44:15BSCC4 returnUSDT+400.01Celer cBridge 2.00xbec20982…
Mon 03 Aug 17:30:54BSCC5 buyUSDT→VOW−400.01KyberSwap → PCS BTCB-VOW0xce3505a3…
Mon 03 Aug 17:31:15BSCC5 bridgeVOW burn−16,254.22DBridge deposit(1)0xcb4464aa…
Mon 03 Aug 17:33:35ETHC5 claimVOW mint+16,254.22DBridge withdraw0xc2b4b3a9…
Mon 03 Aug 17:33:59ETHC5 sellVOW→USDT+404.45Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT0x0194dbe8…
Mon 03 Aug 18:55:11ETHC5 returnUSDT→BSC−400.20Jumper (LI.FI router)0xb93ea66f…
Mon 03 Aug 18:55:15BSCC5 returnUSDT+400.16Across fill-relay0xfd98e318…
Mon 03 Aug 18:56:11BSCC6 buyUSDT→VOW−400.00KyberSwap → PCS BTCB-VOW0x5594a86d…
Mon 03 Aug 18:56:34BSCC6 bridgeVOW burn−16,146.26DBridge deposit(1)0x971bf6b4…
Mon 03 Aug 18:59:59ETHC6 claimVOW mint+16,146.26DBridge withdraw0x1add50c1…
Mon 03 Aug 19:00:23ETHC6 sellVOW→USDT+403.10Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT0x5d2d17db…

Per-asset transaction tables

Raw audit tables. Cycle cards above are the authoritative grouping; these are the underlying events.

Ethereum — VOW transfers (16 events)
#BlockTime ISTDirVOWCounterpartyTx
125633331Wed 29 Jul 00:42:35IN+15,065.085DBridge (mint)0x95cd6d75…
225633333Wed 29 Jul 00:42:59OUT−6,026.034Uniswap V3 pool 10x18922352…
325633333Wed 29 Jul 00:42:59OUT−9,039.051Uniswap V3 pool 20x18922352…
425640596Thu 30 Jul 01:00:35IN+15,403.329DBridge (mint)0xac9a7af7…
525640599Thu 30 Jul 01:01:11OUT−7,701.664Uniswap V3 pool 10x5c8d9326…
625640599Thu 30 Jul 01:01:11OUT−7,701.664Uniswap V3 pool 20x5c8d9326…
725640676Thu 30 Jul 01:16:35IN+15,626.701DBridge (mint · unsold)0xfd5ccc88…
825672768Mon 03 Aug 12:37:23IN+21,570.199DBridge (mint)0x727a5e98…
925672773Mon 03 Aug 12:38:23OUT−10,785.000Uniswap V3 pool 10x4420974a…
1025672773Mon 03 Aug 12:38:23OUT−10,785.000Uniswap V3 pool 20x4420974a…
1125674245Mon 03 Aug 17:33:35IN+16,254.221DBridge (mint)0xc2b4b3a9…
1225674247Mon 03 Aug 17:33:59OUT−8,939.821Uniswap V3 pool 10x0194dbe8…
1325674247Mon 03 Aug 17:33:59OUT−7,314.399Uniswap V3 pool 30x0194dbe8…
1425674676Mon 03 Aug 18:59:59IN+16,146.258DBridge (mint)0x1add50c1…
1525674678Mon 03 Aug 19:00:23OUT−8,073.125Uniswap V3 pool 10x5d2d17db…
1625674678Mon 03 Aug 19:00:23OUT−8,073.125Uniswap V3 pool 20x5d2d17db…
+100,065.79 / −84,438.88Net +15,626.91 VOW held (cycle 3 unsold)
Ethereum — USDT transfers (14 events)
#BlockTime ISTDirUSDTCounterpartyTx
125633288Wed 29 Jul 00:33:59OUT−923.353088Jumper (LI.FI router) — to BSC0xcb2631b0…
225633333Wed 29 Jul 00:42:59IN+160.804464Uniswap V3 pool 1 (C1 sell)0x18922352…
325633333Wed 29 Jul 00:42:59IN+241.681059Uniswap V3 pool 2 (C1 sell)0x18922352…
425640599Thu 30 Jul 01:01:11IN+203.152952Uniswap V3 pool 1 (C2 sell)0x5c8d9326…
525640599Thu 30 Jul 01:01:11IN+202.599960Uniswap V3 pool 2 (C2 sell)0x5c8d9326…
625640607Thu 30 Jul 01:02:47OUT−808.238435Jumper → BSC (C1+C2 return)0x6b37a1b0…
725672773Mon 03 Aug 12:38:23IN+267.393626Uniswap V3 pool 1 (C4 sell)0x4420974a…
825672773Mon 03 Aug 12:38:23IN+267.314950Uniswap V3 pool 2 (C4 sell)0x4420974a…
925672786Mon 03 Aug 12:40:59OUT−400.010000Jumper → BSC (C4 return)0x2379dd2e…
1025674247Mon 03 Aug 17:33:59IN+222.717184Uniswap V3 pool 1 (C5 sell)0x0194dbe8…
1125674247Mon 03 Aug 17:33:59IN+181.725106Uniswap V3 pool 3 (C5 sell)0x0194dbe8…
1225674652Mon 03 Aug 18:55:11OUT−400.200000Jumper → BSC (C5 return)0xb93ea66f…
1325674678Mon 03 Aug 19:00:23IN+201.741953Uniswap V3 pool 1 (C6 sell)0x5d2d17db…
1425674678Mon 03 Aug 19:00:23IN+201.362084Uniswap V3 pool 2 (C6 sell)0x5d2d17db…
+2,150.49 / −2,531.80Net −381.31 USDT on ETH (more returned to BSC than sold — cycle 6's return still pending tips this)
BNB Smart Chain — VOW transfers (12 in-window events)
#BlockTime ISTDirVOWCounterpartyTx
1112679296Wed 29 Jul 00:37:48IN+15,065.085PCS V2 BTCB-VOW (C1 buy)0x4d0e9498…
2112679590Wed 29 Jul 00:40:00OUT−15,065.085Burn 0x0 (C1 bridge deposit)0x35c6d668…
3112873880Thu 30 Jul 00:57:56IN+15,403.329Kyber VOW pool (C2 buy)0x9dd1bc82…
4112873951Thu 30 Jul 00:58:28OUT−15,403.329Burn 0x0 (C2 bridge deposit)0x9abee169…
5112875874Thu 30 Jul 01:12:54IN+15,626.701PCS V2 BTCB-VOW (C3 buy)0x1231aace…
6112875931Thu 30 Jul 01:13:19OUT−15,626.701Burn 0x0 (C3 bridge deposit)0x8caa45b0…
7113734342Mon 03 Aug 12:33:22IN+21,570.199Kyber VOW pool (C4 buy)0x153b2d01…
8113734405Mon 03 Aug 12:33:51OUT−21,570.199Burn 0x0 (C4 bridge deposit)0x139d098d…
9113773995Mon 03 Aug 17:30:54IN+16,254.221PCS V2 BTCB-VOW (C5 buy)0xce3505a3…
10113774043Mon 03 Aug 17:31:15OUT−16,254.221Burn 0x0 (C5 bridge deposit)0xcb4464aa…
11113785364Mon 03 Aug 18:56:11IN+16,146.258PCS V2 BTCB-VOW (C6 buy)0x5594a86d…
12113785417Mon 03 Aug 18:56:34OUT−16,146.258Burn 0x0 (C6 bridge deposit)0x971bf6b4…
+100,065.79 / −100,065.79Net 0 VOW — every VOW bought was burned into the bridge
BNB Smart Chain — USDT transfers (10 in-window events)
#BlockTime ISTDirUSDTCounterpartyTx
1112679257Wed 29 Jul 00:37:30IN+923.353088Celer cBridge 2.0 (initial funding)0x8bc9244f…
2112679296Wed 29 Jul 00:37:48OUT−400.000000Kyber VOW pool (C1 buy)0x4d0e9498…
3112873880Thu 30 Jul 00:57:56OUT−400.000000Kyber VOW pool (C2 buy)0x9dd1bc82…
4112874536Thu 30 Jul 01:02:51IN+808.154809Across fill-relay (C1+C2 return)0x8ad340bf…
5112875874Thu 30 Jul 01:12:54OUT−400.000000Kyber VOW pool (C3 buy)0x1231aace…
6113734342Mon 03 Aug 12:33:22OUT−531.507897Kyber VOW pool (C4 buy)0x153b2d01…
7113735792Mon 03 Aug 12:44:15IN+400.010000Celer cBridge 2.0 (C4 return)0xbec20982…
8113773995Mon 03 Aug 17:30:54OUT−400.010000Kyber VOW pool (C5 buy)0xce3505a3…
9113785241Mon 03 Aug 18:55:15IN+400.157098Across fill-relay (C5 return)0xfd98e318…
10113785364Mon 03 Aug 18:56:11OUT−400.000000Kyber VOW pool (C6 buy)0x5594a86d…
+2,531.68 / −2,131.52Net +400.16 USDT on BSC (carried over for cycle 6's return)

Appendix

Methodology & data sources

Ethereum data: Etherscan API (chainid 1) — normal transactions, internal transactions, ERC-20 transfers (VOW and USDT), verified DBridge source. BSC data: BscScan via Firecrawl scrape (the configured Etherscan MCP API key lacks BSC plan coverage); covered the wallet's normal-tx, internal-tx, VOW-transfers, and USDT-transfers list pages plus per-transaction pages for selector/event decoding. Wallet activity is small (24 in-window BSC txs, 15 ETH txs) so coverage is exhaustive.

Bridge mechanics. Verified DBridge contract (OpenZeppelin v5 + ECDSA relayer quorum). Deposit deposit(chainId, token, amount) (selector 0xbc157ac1) burns local VOW for the burn-and-mint path; withdraw withdraw(bridgeId) (selector 0x8e19899e, payable) releases VOW after relayer attestation. Emits Deposit on source chain, Withdraw on destination; correlation key is the shared bridgeId.

Cycle identification. Each BSC USDT→VOW buy is paired 1:1 (by VOW amount) with a subsequent BSC bridge deposit, ETH bridge withdraw, and (5 of 6) an ETH Uniswap sell + Jumper USDT return to BSC. VOW amounts match exactly across the bridge in every case, confirming the burn-and-mint linkage.

P&L method. Per-cycle gross profit = (USDT from ETH Uniswap sell) − (USDT spent on BSC VOW buy). Gross of gas, bridge fees, and swap fees (already netted in swap returns). Aggregate "+18.98 USDT" sums the 5 closed sells; cycle 3's open VOW position is carried at cost (400 USDT deployed, 0 USDT returned). Bridge fees (0.0003 ETH / 0.001 BNB per withdraw) are excluded from per-cycle margins.

Timezone. All timestamps converted from UTC to IST (UTC+5:30) with day-of-week. The raw on-chain data is UTC; IST is presentation only.

Caveats.

Address glossary
0x75698b2ac9c1909072cc9921825e74f62e208390
Wallet under investigation
both
0xa7C14010afA616fa23A2Bb0A94d76Dd57dde644d
DBridge contract (burn-and-mint, same addr both chains)
both
0x1BBf25e71EC48B84d773809B4bA55B6F4bE946Fb
VOW token (Ethereum, 18 decimals)
ETH
0xF585B5b4f22816BAf7629AEA55B701662630397b
VOW token (BNB Smart Chain, 18 decimals)
BSC
0xdAC17F958D2ee523a2206206994597C13D831ec7
USDT (Ethereum, 6 decimals)
ETH
0x55d398326f99059fF775485246999027B3197955
USDT / BSC-USD (BNB Smart Chain, 18 decimals)
BSC
0x6131B5fae19EA4f9d964eAc0408E4408b66337b5
KyberSwap Meta Aggregation Router v2 (BSC swap entry)
BSC
0x6b27bb584f44f55e865432dceb9ebbe9a17fd4a8
PancakeSwap V2 BTCB-VOW pool
BSC
0x8f10B468b06C6FD214b65F87778827F7D113f996
Kyber VOW pool (BSC)
BSC
0x4c82d1fbfe28c977cbb58d8c7ff8fcf9f70a2cca
Uniswap Universal Router (Ethereum)
ETH
0x1e49768714e438e789047f48fd386686a5707db2
Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT pool 1 (ETH)
ETH
0x7fDeb46b3A0916630f36E886D675602b1007FcBB
Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT pool 2 (ETH)
ETH
0x11b815efB8f581194ae79006d24E0D814b7697F6
Uniswap V3 VOW/USDT pool 3 (ETH, used in C5)
ETH
0x89c6340b1a1f4b25d36cd8b063d49045caf3f818
LI.FI Diamond router (Jumper) — ETH & BSC
both
0xdd90e5E87a2081dcf0391920868ebc2ffb81a1af
Celer cBridge 2.0 (BSC USDT relay)
BSC
0x07aE8551bE970cB1CCA11dD7a11f47ae82e70E67
Across fill-relay destination (BSC USDT relay)
BSC
0x160AC9CF35903960eD493264b16Ca6DC3e308F8c
Bridge fee sink (all 0.0003 ETH / 0.001 BNB withdraw fees)
both