Pump-and-Dump

Trump launches crypto memecoin days before inauguration

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Trump launched a cryptocurrency memecoin right before his inauguration to make millions of dollars, then increased the value of those coins by signing executive orders making crypto a priority. He also launched a meme coin for Melania Trump.

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Kylian Mbappé Twitter Account Hacked to Promote $464M Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scam

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Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé’s official X (Twitter) account was compromised in a sophisticated phishing attack to promote a fraudulent $MBAPPE token on the Solana blockchain. The scam saw the token’s market cap rapidly surge to $464 million before crashing to less than $100,000 within …

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Kylian Mbappé Twitter Account Hacked to Promote $464M Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scam

| Importance: 8/10

Soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé’s official X (Twitter) account was compromised in a sophisticated crypto scam on August 29, 2024. Hackers used his 14.4 million follower account to launch a fraudulent $MBAPPE token on the Solana blockchain, which rapidly reached a $464 million market cap before …

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Trump Launches Massive NFT Collection Generating .4 Million in Initial Sales

Donald Trump launched his “Trump Digital Trading Cards” NFT collection on December 15, 2022, featuring 45,000 digital trading cards priced at 9 each that sold out within 12 hours, generating .4 million in immediate revenue and demonstrating how political figures can exploit supporter …

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Ramaswamy's Axovant Alzheimer drug fails, stock crashes 75% after pump-and-dump

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Axovant Sciences announced its Alzheimer’s drug intepirdine failed clinical trials, causing the stock to crash 75% in one day from $200 to eventually 40 cents. Ramaswamy had sold $40 million of his personal stake at the peak while hyping the drug in media. The drug had …

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