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YZY Hype Machine Leaves Traders Nursing Millions in Losses on Kanye West-Linked Token

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Buying the YZY token apparently linked to Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, ended in tears for more than 70,000 wallets, Bubblemaps, a blockchain data visualization tool, said in a post on X.The Solana-based memecoin's debut last week was part of a “YZY Money” ecosystem plan, which included payment rails and a branded card.On-chain data, however, suggests that insider and early wallets, combined with thin liquidity and rapid speculati…

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While the vast majority of investors lost, 11 wallets received 30% of all profits, each pocketing more than $1 million, according to data shared by Bubblemaps. *** Kanye West's YZY memecoin left 51,862 operators with millionaire losses. 74% of the wallets incurred losses, with 100 suffering losses of up to $1 million. While most are in red numbers, 11 earned more than $1 million each. The rapper launched YZY last week, quickly attracting attenti…

Key Points of the News More than 74% of traders who bought the YZY token in Solana from Kanye West suffered losses, according to data in the blockchain. Despite the big promotion, nearly 75 million dollars were lost in more than 50,000 wallets. A small group of 11 wallets captured almost a third of all profits, generating concerns about internal dominance. Although most lost, the episode highlights the growing role of celebrity tokens in crypto …

More than 74% of the YZY token investors in Kanye West are in losses, or 51,862 portfolios, for a total of $74.8 million stolen. Only a handful of traders took advantage of the launch, including 11 portfolios capturing almost 30% of the profits, illustrating a system dominated by insiders and bots. Already known figures such as Naseem and Hayden Davis are pointed at by Bubblemaps, reinforcing the image of recurring manipulations in the mecoins. …

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Cointelegraph broke the news in on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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