Risk Disclosure
Transparency about risk is central to how Nonce operates. Different strategies carry different risk profiles. This page provides a full, honest breakdown.
Instant Snipe: risk profile
Instant Snipe uses atomic transactions — every trade either completes profitably or reverts entirely. This makes it the lower-risk option.
Failed trades still consume gas. On L2s like Arbitrum this is typically $0.01-0.10 per attempt. During network congestion, gas costs can spike temporarily.
When markets are quiet and trading volume drops, fewer MEV opportunities exist. Returns decrease during these periods, and gas costs may temporarily exceed profits.
All Nonce contracts are independently audited, but no audit can guarantee 100% security. Smart contract vulnerabilities remain a theoretical risk in all DeFi protocols.
Snipe Pool: risk profile
Snipe Pool involves buying and holding real tokens. Unlike Instant Snipe, trades are NOT atomic — your capital is exposed to market risk.
Token prices can drop after purchase. The bot uses stop-losses, but rapid price crashes (especially in low-liquidity tokens) can result in significant losses before the stop-loss triggers.
Newly launched tokens carry inherent scam risk. Despite contract analysis and honeypot detection, sophisticated rugpulls can bypass automated checks. A rugpull can result in near-total loss of the amount invested in that specific token.
Weekly returns of ~15% are a historical average, not a guarantee. Individual weeks can range from -20% to +50%. Negative days and negative weeks are a normal part of the strategy.
General risks
- Network congestion — high gas prices or network slowdowns can delay or prevent execution of time-sensitive trades
- Regulatory uncertainty — MEV extraction exists in a regulatory gray area; future regulation could impact operations
- Smart contract risk — despite independent audits, no DeFi protocol is completely immune to exploits