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May 30, 2024 9 tweets 5 min read Read on X
Celebrities have been launching scam coins since 2017

Here are 7 biggest celebrity rug pulls in history:

1. Davido:

He shilled RapDoge in 2021 and dumped $300k on his followers.

Davido did the same with 6 other coins, including one he launched today.
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2. Adin Ross

In 2021's Crypto Bullrun, influencers revealed their true colors.

Adin got $186k for promoting a token on stream.

A bit later he said it was a scam...
3. Lindsay Lohan

Back in 2021, she shilled several tokens, including DaughterDoge and MetaNetflix. Both rugged.

She also promoted Canine Cartel NFTs that, you guessed it, went to zero.


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4. Floyd Mayweather

2017: Centra ICO
2021: EMAX coin
2022: Bored Bunny NFTs, Floyd NFT Mayweather, Floyd's World, Bored BAD Bunny (all went to zero lmao)

Fun fact: SEC sued him in 2018, he paid $614k in fines but continued promoting.
5. Shaquille O'Neal

If you are an OG in the space you definitely heard of Astrals on SOL.

Shaq co-founded Solana NFT collection “Astrals”.

But when FTX collapsed he abandoned the project. People were furious and in September 2023 he got sued.
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6. Lil Uzi Vert.

During Solana summer back in 2021 Lil Uzi Vert decided to become the face of Eternal Beings collection.

He quickly deleted the post after the launch and the project eventually rugged.
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7. Rich the Kid

He shilled and co-founded a collection that was named after him.

They raised around $2M and then vanished. Image
Honorable mentions:

Lana Roades with CryptoSis, 6ix9ine's Trollz NFTs, and the dynamic duo Logan and Jake Paul with CryptoZoo + StickDix (why would anyone buy this 😭↓) Image
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