Playboi Carti's X Account Pushed a Meme Coin That Rugged Within Hours
- —CARTI peaked near $1.2 million in market value, then fell about 64%
- —The top Solana CARTI pair saw $4.09 million in 24-hour volume
- —More than 20 copycat CARTI tokens launched across three chains
- —Memecoin tracker Crypto Gorilla called the incident a hack
Why it matters: The episode shows how a hacked celebrity account can pull millions into a memecoin within hours with no confirmed link to the person.
Source: Bitcoin.com