Over the weekend, a wave of hacking incidents targeted prominent cryptocurrency influencers and celebrities, leading to the promotion of various tokens such as Luna2, ORDI, and meme coins. Among the victims was the well-known pseudonymous investor, Gigantic-Cassocked-Rebirth (GCR), who confirmed their account had been compromised.
GCR’s X account posted about ORDI and Luna2.0 on May 26, resulting in temporary surges of 6% and 274%, respectively. However, many in the crypto community criticized the hacker’s choice of tokens, noting that selecting microcap coins could have led to more substantial gains.
“GCR hacker fumbled the bag hard,” commented crypto analyst Miles Deutscher. “They could’ve picked any believable microcap to pump 10-20x, yet chose ORDI and LUNA2 for a mere 10% spike.”
ORDI, with a market cap of $856 million, offered limited upside compared to smaller coins. This incident may be part of a broader trend of hacking celebrity accounts, as highlighted by Bitcoin developer and Ordinals commentator Udi Wertheimer. He warned that more niche celebrities are promoting meme coins, especially during weekends when platform engineers are often unavailable.
Rapper Rich The Kid and Caitlyn Jenner Caught in the Crossfire
American rapper Rich The Kid’s (Dimitri Leslie Roger) X account, which boasts 2.3 million followers, posted a link to buy a new token named “RICH.” This token, launched on the Solana memecoin creator tool pump.fun, amassed a $90,000 market cap within two hours, according to DEX Screener. The post was later deleted, and it’s unclear if his account was hacked.
Meanwhile, Caitlyn Jenner’s X account promoted a new memecoin, “JENNER,” which quickly reached a $4.7 million market cap in just four hours. Despite Jenner’s video assurance to her 3.3 million followers that the promotion was genuine, many believe her account was also hacked. The wallet associated with JENNER was the same one used in a previous hack involving adult content creator Kazumi and the coin “ZUMI.”
These incidents underscore the growing risks of hacked accounts in the crypto world, urging users to exercise caution and skepticism regarding unexpected token promotions.