CryptoComLearn reviewed five major crypto rug-pull cases from 2024, covering DIO, FROGGY, HAWK, SHAR and GUNIT, along with basic checks traders can use to avoid similar scams.
The Solana-based meme coin HAWK, launched by viral internet personality Haliey Welch, plummeted over 90% within hours of its debut. The project’s team includes Alexander Larson Shultz, son-in-law of comedian Howie Mandel, sparking outrage and legal threats from investors.
The BOSS token, based on the Ibiza Final Boss meme launched on Solana, surged over 1600% since being listed on CoinGecko, with $50M+ daily volume, proving memecoin mania is not dead.
The HAWK meme coin, named after internet personality Haliey Welch (Hawk Tuah Girl), collapsed over 90% shortly after its Solana launch. Now, the tech firm Overhere blames Welch and her team for the rug pull, but the crypto community remains skeptical.
After HAWK token plummeted over 90%, developer Overhere posted a thread blaming Haliey Welch and her team for the project's collapse, claiming they worked for free. The crypto community widely criticized the attempt as a hollow deflection, with the token still trading at a fraction of its peak.
The SEC has ended its inquiry into the Hawk Tuah crypto controversy without filing charges or penalties against Haliey Welch, whose Solana-based HAWK meme token once surged to a $490 million valuation before collapsing 95%.
The SEC has concluded its inquiry into Haliey 'Hawk Tuah' Welch without penalties. Her Solana-based meme token HAWK briefly reached $490M market cap then collapsed 95%, triggering lawsuits over alleged pump-and-dump.
The SEC has ended its inquiry into the Hawk Tuah crypto controversy without charges or penalties against Haliey Welch, after the Solana-based HAWK token briefly surged and then lost 95% of its value.
