Behind the Whitepaper

I couldn't sleep that night. It wasn't because of the noise or the delayed fatigue, but because of a fifteen-page document that made my chest tight.

Whitepaper $SIDRA.

Something just doesn't feel right. I don't really understand all the technical terms in it, but I'm getting there. A lot of the terminology is a bit too sophisticated for me. I feel like there are a lot of promises, but not a lot of solid evidence to back it up.

I'm pretty bummed that there's no list of the developers' names.

I turned my laptop back on even though it was already one in the morning. The screen lit up and showed the PDF document I'd been studying all afternoon. The big title, "SIDRA: The Future of Decentralized Market Access," caught my eye again, and for the first time, I realized that the word "future" in that title wasn't a promise, it was a shield.

I took another look at the project's vision and mission section. The sentences are flowery, like the thesis proposal of an ambitious student: "We're aiming to make global assets more accessible to everyone through smart contracts that use AI..." and so on. But when it got to the tokenomics section, I started to feel pretty sure something was off.

I'm just wondering why most of the token is going to the internal team and marketing.

I'm stumped.

"If this project is really big, why isn't it transparent?"

I opened Telegram.

The SIDRA Private Lounge group is still going strong. Last I checked, there were about 142 members, and some of them were active pretty much every hour. I scrolled up, looking for an old message from an admin named CryptoGhost. One of his messages really stood out:

"A whitepaper isn't a contract." That's a vision. If you're not sure, it's probably best not to join. But you'll regret it."

I stared at the message for a long time.

Then I hit the "search" button and typed: "Team."

The result is zero.

No one said who created this project.

I opened a private chat and wrote a message to CryptoGhost.

Hey, just wondering, what's the deal with there not being a development team mentioned in this whitepaper? Do they have a LinkedIn account or profile? "Do they have a LinkedIn account or profile?"

My message only has one tick. Not read.

I took a deep breath and switched back to the laptop. This time, I tried to open their official website. On the homepage, there's a 3D animation of the shiny SIDRA logo, with a futuristic background and testimonials from several investors whose faces are hidden. But when I clicked on the "Team" page...

404 Not Found.

"Okay, this is getting weird."

I opened Twitter and typed "$SIDRA rugpull" in the search bar.

The result was shocking.

There's a thread from a small account called @chainwatchID, and it says that $SIDRA is a "suspected anonymous token without a verifiable smart contract audit." He even attached a screenshot of the unverified smart contract.

And more notably:

The dev wallet address got a big token allocation, but never did a scheduled distribution.

"Suspicious move," I muttered.

My hand was shaking a bit. I feel like I'm digging a hole that I'm not supposed to touch.

My phone vibrated. The group sent us a message:

CryptoGhost: "I know some of you are skeptical. But we're not new to this. We've worked on projects that have given a hundred-percent return on investment. Trust the process."

After that, the message said:

PumpHunter69 says, "If you're feeling unsure, the FOMO is already in full swing." Do you still want to be a spectator? "Still want to be a spectator?"

I replied slowly:

"I just want to know who the developer is and where the smart contract audit is from."

Not long after, the admin account replied directly:

CryptoGhost said he can't answer personal questions tonight. Focus on value. The audit is underway. Our team isn't into the whole spotlight thing.

The answer sounded like a standard defense.

I took a quick break from the group. Then I opened the BscScan website and searched for the SIDRA contract address. There was a matching address. I clicked on the transactions and traced them. Everything's good to go. Token transfers happen pretty much every hour. But... two wallet addresses seem a bit too dominant—they control almost 40% of the total supply.

And that's not a liquidity pool wallet.

I feel nauseous.

If it's an internal wallet, they can dump it at any time and cause the price to plummet in seconds.

I leaned my back against the wall and closed my eyes. The laptop fan hums softly in the background. This room feels smaller than usual.

I can't stop thinking about what Erwin said and what the others in the group were saying.

"If you're not sure, you might get left behind."

I stood up and grabbed the small notebook I usually use for jotting down ideas. On a blank page, I wrote one big question:

"Am I being collectively deceived?"

Andi looked at the laptop screen. There was just a blank page. The SIDRA group on Telegram had been his go-to spot for the last couple weeks—a place to ask questions and exchange info. It was even a spot where he felt most 'alive.' But all of a sudden, it was gone. Not deleted. But as if it never existed.

There's no search history. There's no sign of any messages. Even the invitation link he used to save is giving him an error page now. "This group doesn't exist."

Andi's heart was beating faster. He opened the bedroom window, hoping the night breeze could ease the anxiety that was starting to swell in his chest. But the cold air only added to the creepy feeling.

Out of nowhere, a Telegram notification popped up in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Not from a contact, not from a group.

Sebuah pesan dari @WatcherVault.

Foto profilnya hanyalah simbol kuncinya terbalik. His bio is empty. We don't have any info about who he is.

Andi paused for a sec before opening the message.

"We're watching SIDRA too."

He started typing, fingers kind of stiff.

"Who even are you?"

Took like two minutes before the reply popped up.

"Nobody special. But we've got the same enemy."

Andi gulped. Mouth dry. His palms were getting sweaty.

"Enemy?"

"The ones hiding stuff behind that whitepaper. Did you really read it? Like all of it?"

Andi looked back at the 20-page document he'd printed and scribbled on earlier. The language used was technical, but some parts felt a bit awkward, especially the roadmap and tokenomics, which seemed to be written in a hurry.

"There's something odd... But I'm not sure what yet."

"The tokenomics are fake. The dev team is just a made-up name. And the SIDRA deploy contract — if you look it up in the blockchain explorer — points to a wallet that's also tied to last year's rugpull project.

Andi was stunned.

"Why are you telling me this?"

The reply came right away:

"You're one of the few who seems honest. And not too involved yet."

"What do you mean?"

"No one knows who you are yet. But if you keep digging, you'll find that they do. Fast."

Andi was totally transfixed. The screen seemed to burn his retinas. He felt like someone was watching him. Stalked.

The last notification popped up.

"We need an insider. Someone from within the SIDRA ecosystem who can gain deeper access."

"What do you need me to do?"

I didn't hear back for a while.

And then, out of the blue, a message popped up that Andi wasn't expecting:

"We'll start by looking at SIDRA's funding sources. But remember, once you do this, you can't go back. We're all under surveillance."

Andi stared at the screen. His hands were still on the keyboard, but he couldn't press any keys.

Outside, the sound of a motorcycle roared through the narrow alley. The light in his room flickered. Then it went off for a second, and then it turned back on.

And that's when Andi realized... The game had just started.