Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie said on X that his account had previously been hacked and that he endorses no 'shitcoins,' adding that he will keep focusing on his art. His X account had earlier shared content and contract addresses tied to HOODRAT, DORK and BOYZ tokens; those posts were later deleted.

After nine months of silence, Matt Furie's X account became active again in early August, posting content and contract addresses for HOODRAT, DORK, and BOYZ within a week. Most posts were later deleted. On August 9, the account claimed it was hacked and did not endorse any altcoins. However, on-chain analyst @StandartXBT found via web archives that the official website had no such notice, casting doubt on the claim.

Matt Furie, the artist behind Pepe, returned to X in early August after nine months of silence and was then linked to three separate meme coin contract addresses within a week: HOODRAT, DORK, and BOYZ. Posts tied to each token were later deleted. On Aug. 9, the account said it had been hacked, rejected any endorsement of “shitcoins,” and pointed users to a note on Furie’s website. BlockBeats reported that the activity began on Aug. 1, when the account changed its profile picture to a hoodrat image and posted HOODRAT-related content together with a contract address. The token’s market cap quickly surged before the post was removed and the price fell sharply. On Aug. 3, the account posted DORK’s official contract address shortly after deployment, followed the project account, and shared crossover art featuring Pepe and Dork Lord. Around Aug. 7, the account said it supported BOYZ, described it as the only token it would endorse, and added a website link and contract address. On-chain analyst @StandartXBT said the deployer behind DORK rapidly bundled purchases, removed liquidity, and sold, extracting notable ETH profits from the seed funds. The same analyst also said web archive checks did not show the website disclaimer before Aug. 9, casting doubt on the hacking claim.