Insider trading allegations hit Khamzat Chimaev’s Smash token
Most of Khamzat Chimaev’s Smash (SMASH) cryptocurrency is held by insiders and developer wallets, raising insider trading concerns for yet another celebrity memecoin, according to onchain investigator ZachXBT.
Smash is a Solana-based memecoin launched by the popular mixed martial artist and UFC contender Chimaev.
Up to 78% of the Smash token supply was bought by insider and developer-related wallets, leading to price manipulation concerns, according to an analysis by the popular onchain investigator. In a July 4 X post , ZachXBT said:
“Khamzat your team is incompetent as you directly linked the team wallets with the insider wallets buying up 78%+ of the supply. Why do all of you instantly nuke your reputation with meme coin scams?”
The Smash token fell over 91% during the past day, to trade above 0.004 Solana ( SOL ), or $0.53 per token, falling from its all-time high of 0.01 SOL, Dexscreener data shows .
SMASH/SOL, 1-day chart. Source: DexscreenerInsiders with large token holdings can single-handedly tank a cryptocurrency’s price, by market selling a large percentage of the holdings.
Cointelegraph has approached Chimaev’s team for comment.
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Khamzat’s team bought up to 78% of the supply: analyst
According to ZachXBT’s analysis, at least 71% of the supply can be directly linked to insider wallets that were funded by the same Ethereum address that funded the Smash token’s developer address on Solana.
The onchain investigator wrote:
“Using timing analysis confirms 71% insider and dev team wallets is directly linked as they were funded by same address on Ethereum.”
The 24 addresses were funded with a total of 86.2 SOL tokens worth $11,500. These same addresses have bought up 712 million Smash tokens, or 71.2% of the entire supply, according to ZachXBT.
After buying 71% of the supply, the 24 addresses have distributed them across smaller addresses, the analyst’s below chart shows.
SMASH distribution. Source: ZachXBTRelated: Justin Sun offers to buy German gov’ts $2.3B Bitcoin stack to minimize market impact
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