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Haider Jamal

Dec 12, 2024

Celebrities Are Still Endorsing Meme Coins Despite Scam Accusations

The 2024 Bitcoin bull market has spurred plenty of investor interest in meme coins, with traders seeking volatility and large profits. Celebrities have capitalized on this by launching their own tokens, but many face accusations of scams.

Despite poor track records, novice investors continue to fall for celebrity-endorsed tokens. Celebrities have previously promoted crypto projects for profit, and platforms like Pump.fun make it easy to launch meme coins with little utility. 

 

Celebrity Tokens That Failed

Andrew Tate is a controversial figure to say the least, and his $DADDY token is no different. It suffered the same pump-and-dump scheme that so many meme coins have experienced, with insiders profiting significantly. Investigations revealed significant early buys, raising concerns over fairness.

Jack Doherty is another celebrity with a failed meme coin project. He hyped his $MCLAREN token during a livestream, only to sell off his holdings and crash the price, leaving investors with heavy losses. No legal action has been taken yet. In the music industry, Sean Kingston launched his $KING token which crashed shortly afterward, and he was later arrested for fraud and theft.

Caitlyn Jenner and Jason Derulo both launched meme coins with Sahil Arora, leading to pump-and-dump accusations. Jenner is facing a lawsuit for allegedly soliciting unregistered securities.

 

The Dangers Of Trusting Celebrities

While celebrities may drive attention to crypto projects, their involvement does not guarantee legitimacy, with savvy investors often seeing celebrity endorsements as a red flag. Investing in a celebrity-endorsed meme coin is therefore risky because celebrities often lack expertise in crypto, with many not even knowing the ins and outs of what they are promoting in the first place.

The aforementioned celebrity-endorsed meme coins are not only highly speculative, prone to pump-and-dump schemes, but they are also just a drop in the vast ocean of such meme coins which many believe are just pump-and-dump schemes waiting to happen. Once the hype fades, many investors are left holding the proverbial bag.

 

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