13 Wallets Profit $24.5 Million from Kanye West’s YZY Before Price Crash

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The newly launched YZY token by Kanye West has created millionaires for 13 wallets, while many others face significant losses. The token debuted on August 18 and experienced a dramatic price surge of 1,400%, reaching $3.163 and a market cap of $3 billion before plummeting nearly 75% to $0.79.

Current trading details include:

  • YZY price: $0.6966
  • 24-hour dip: 40.07%
  • 24-hour trading volume: $132.19 million, down 85.71%

Despite initial hype from Kanye's promotion of Ye Pay—a payment processor aimed at reducing merchant fees—speculation surrounds potential insider trading as 56,000 wallets engaged with the token. Notably:

  • 13 wallets profited approximately $24.5 million before selling
  • A single wallet incurred a loss of $1.8 million
  • Another wallet reflects an unrealized loss exceeding $800,000

This trend raises concerns about celebrity-endorsed tokens, paralleling issues seen with Argentina's President promoting the LIBRA token, which also faced a crash after substantial gains.

Caution is advised, as recent incidents like the CrediX rug pull highlight risks in this sector.

Original publication

Authors credited by the source: Godfrey Benjamin

Published by Holder based on an external source.