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The Dark Side of Celeb Coins: Waka Flocka Flame’s FLOCKA Raises Red Flags


by CoinEdition
The Dark Side of Celeb Coins: Waka Flocka Flame's FLOCKA Raises Red Flags
  • Waka Flocka Flame launched the Solana-based meme coin FLOCKA.
  • The “celeb coin” trend includes celebrities like Iggy Azalea and Davido.
  • Ethereum co-founder Vatalik Buterin criticized the trend, urging a focus on financial innovation.

American rapper Waka Flocka Flame is the latest celebrity to launch a meme coin on the Solana blockchain, but the release of his FLOCKA token has been met with controversy and accusations of market manipulation.

On June 17, the Atlanta-born rapper shared a ticker and contract address for his new Solana-based meme coin, FLOCKA, to his X (formerly Twitter) followers. He followed the post with a video saying, “We live right now.”

Soon afterward, blockchain investigator ZachXBT responded to the rapper’s post, referencing on-chain data that suggested suspicious market activity. He noted:

“Interesting how a fresh wallet funded via exchange sniped ~40% of the supply and dispersed to alt wallets,”

Following this, some X users have proposed community notes on Malphrus’ post to alert users of potential market manipulation.

According to on-chain data, Flocka was live for over an hour before Malphrus publicized it. Me…

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The Dark Side of Celeb Coins: Waka Flocka Flame’s FLOCKA Raises Red Flags


by CoinEdition
The Dark Side of Celeb Coins: Waka Flocka Flame's FLOCKA Raises Red Flags
  • Waka Flocka Flame launched the Solana-based meme coin FLOCKA.
  • The “celeb coin” trend includes celebrities like Iggy Azalea and Davido.
  • Ethereum co-founder Vatalik Buterin criticized the trend, urging a focus on financial innovation.

American rapper Waka Flocka Flame is the latest celebrity to launch a meme coin on the Solana blockchain, but the release of his FLOCKA token has been met with controversy and accusations of market manipulation.

On June 17, the Atlanta-born rapper shared a ticker and contract address for his new Solana-based meme coin, FLOCKA, to his X (formerly Twitter) followers. He followed the post with a video saying, “We live right now.”

Soon afterward, blockchain investigator ZachXBT responded to the rapper’s post, referencing on-chain data that suggested suspicious market activity. He noted:

“Interesting how a fresh wallet funded via exchange sniped ~40% of the supply and dispersed to alt wallets,”

Following this, some X users have proposed community notes on Malphrus’ post to alert users of potential market manipulation.

According to on-chain data, Flocka was live for over an hour before Malphrus publicized it. Me…

The post The Dark Side of Celeb Coins: Waka Flocka Flame’s FLOCKA Raises Red Flags appeared first on Coin Edition.

Read the article at CoinEdition

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